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To: geode00 who wrote (215234)	1/28/2007 5:07:29 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Richard Perle: Bush Will Bomb Iran coffeehouse.tpmcafe.com By M.J. Rosenberg Jan 21, 2007 This is worth noting. From Ha'aretz tonight... haaretz.com "President George Bush will order an attack on Iran if it becomes clear to him that Iran is set to acquire nuclear weapons capabilities while he is still in office, Richard Perle told the Herzliya Conference on Sunday. Perle is close to the Bush administration, particularly to Vice President Richard Cheney. The leading neoconservative and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute addressed the session on Iran's nuclear program. He said that the present policy of attempting to impose sanctions on Iran will not cause it to abandon its nuclear aspirations, and unless stopped the country will become a nuclear power." The Herzliya Conference is the most prestigious foreign policy conference in Israel. It is neither right nor left wing. But it is the place top Israelis go to make major pronouncements. No way of knowing if Perle has inside information. But he remains close to all the key neocons in the administration: Cheney, Abrams, Wurmser, etc. It does seem that Bush seems strangely cheerful about his legacy despite the Iraq project's collapse. Same with the neocons who are down but not out. If Perle is right, it is because Bush and the boys know that the attack on Iran will, in every conceivable way, dwarf his achievements (!) in Iraq. Is the bombing of Iran what Bush is thinking about when he thinks legacy? Sure sounds like it.

To: geode00 who wrote (215234)	1/28/2007 7:28:21 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

I see no reason for Bush to announce his policy to kill/capture Iranians other than to start getting the American people ready for a strike on Iran. I'm assuming that when Iranians in Iraq go missing Iran has already figured that out. If you've been watching the border guard conviction story the latest episode is some Republican reps turned to the Dept of Homeland and asked for details. They were told they had to file a FOIA request. Every indication is that Bush/Cheney don't need Congress, Bush is Commander-in-Chief. jttmab