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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (13006)	11/1/2006 9:21:02 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Gus > I would say it would not be propitious for Israel to mount a strike against any Muslim country in the foreseeable future and especially a strike which involved the US. The opinion of Lt. Gen. WILLIAM E. ODOM (Ret.), a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a professor at Yale University fairuse.100webcustomers.com >>The second initiative is to create a diplomatic forum for Iraq's neighbors. Iran, of course, must be included. Washington should offer to convene the forum but be prepared to step aside if other members insist. Third, the U.S. must informally cooperate with Iran in areas of shared interests. Nothing else could so improve our position in the Middle East. The price for success will include dropping U.S. resistance to Iran's nuclear weapons program. This will be as distasteful for U.S. leaders as cutting and running, but it is no less essential. That's because we do share vital common interests with Iran. Accepting Iran's nuclear weapons is a small price to pay for the likely benefits. Moreover, its nuclear program will proceed whether we like it or not. Accepting it might well soften Iran's support for Hezbollah, and it will definitely undercut Russia's pernicious influence with Tehran. Fourth, real progress must be made on the Palestinian issue as a foundation for Middle East peace. The invasion of Iraq and the U.S. tilt toward Israel have dangerously reduced Washington's power to broker peace or to guarantee Israel's security. We now need Europe's help. And good relations with Iran would help dramatically. No strategy can succeed without these components. We must cut and run tactically in order to succeed strategically. The United States needs to restore its reputation so that its capacity to lead constructively will cost us less. << Of course, I do not deny that the madmen in Israel and the US could do anything, but it would certainly not be in the best interests of both countries if they started a war -- or did another "false flag" operation, like 9/11, with the intention of starting a war.

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (13006)	11/1/2006 8:27:15 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 22250

Gus > Big naval maneuvers in the Gulf anger Iran news.xinhuanet.com >>Iran to start "extensive" military maneuvers in Gulf Thursday TEHRAN, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Wednesday that it will stage "extensive" military maneuvers in the Gulf waters starting from Thursday with the launch of ballistic missiles, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Major General Seyed Yahya Rahim Safavi, Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), made the announcement while U.S.-led military maneuvers aimed at blocking smuggling of nuclear weapons material and arms proliferation were being held in the Gulf waters. The upcoming Iranian war games -- code named "The Great Prophet2" -- are due to be carried out till Nov. 11 in the Gulf waters, the Sea of Oman and 14 provinces of the country, Safavi told a press conference. The maneuvers would be staged by the IRGC's air, ground and navy forces as well as the Basij militia troops, he said. The IRGC chief said the war games would start with firing tensof missiles, including Shahab-2s and Shahab-3s with cluster warheads and range of over 1,000 km. "The foremost goal of the maneuvers is to show Iran's firm determination to defend the country against any possible threats," Safavi said. In April, Iran launched a large-scale military exercise with the code name of "The Great Prophet," the biggest in years, during which Iran said that it tested advanced weapons including missiles and torpedoes. On Sunday, the U.S. navy said that vessels from the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Australia and Bahrain began a naval training exercise off the Iranian coast in the Gulf aimed at blocking smuggling of nuclear weapons and arms proliferation. The maneuvers were being held under the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush in May, 2003. Bahrain's participation marks the first time a Gulf nation joins a PSI exercise. Iranian government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham on Monday urged foreign military forces not to damage Gulf peace, saying durable peace and security would be restored through collective cooperation of all countries of the region. However, Iran was not bothered about the PSI military maneuvers because the country "is powerful in all fields," the official IRN Anews agency quoted Elham as saying. "The Islamic Republic of Iran will not accept threats. Iran is a strong and powerful state and will not take maneuvers as a threat," he said. <<