Opening Salvos of a greater Middle East War

   From Crusade-Media

12^th January 2007

A war involving the US, Israel, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda…..

Commenting about the briefing on MSNBC after Bush’s nationwide address, NBC’s Washington bureau chief Tim Russert said “there’s a strong sense in the upper echelons of the White House that Iran is going to surface relatively quickly as a major issue – in the country and the world – in a very acute way.”

Another danger to American interests, however, would be pro-Iranian Shiite militias in Iraq seeking revenge against U.S. troops. If that were to happen, Bush’s escalation of troop levels in Iraq would make sense as a way to protect the Green Zone and other sensitive targets.

So, Bush’s actions and rhetoric over the past several weeks continue to mesh with a scenario for a wider regional war – a possibility that now mainstream journalists, such as Tim Russert, are beginning to take seriously.       Entire Article

    Myself and other bloggers told you that we would be going to war with Iran in the near future and it appears that it is going to happen very soon.

 

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Rice Seeks Arabs Backing With Iraq

From YahooNews

By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer Tue Jan 16,2007

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appeal for Arab allies to help support the fragile government in Iraq drew only a tepid endorsement Tuesday from the administration's strongest ally in the region.

Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said Saudis hope President Bush's plans to turn around the situation in Iraq is successful, but was plainly skeptical that the Iraqi government is up to the task of doing its part.

"We are hoping these objectives will be implemented, but the means are not in our hands," he said. "They are in the hands of the Iraqis themselves."

       What Saud al-Faisal should have said was that the Iraqi government really does not want to take the responsibility for Iraq as long as Bush and company keep adding to the mess.

 

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