Behind diplomacy, Iran sees a fight coming

[NeoConsSuck]

TEHRAN, IRAN — From Washington, the rhetoric calls for diplomatic solutions to the nuclear standoff with Iran. But Tehran also hears a growing drumbeat for war that echoes the build-up to U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

In preparation for any strike on its budding nuclear facilities, Iran is making clear that the price will be high — burnishing its military forces, boosting its missile program, and warning of a painful response against U.S. and Israeli targets in the region.

"They see a fight coming, regardless of what they do, so they are getting ready for it," says a European diplomat in Tehran, referring to ideologues who think a U.S. invasion is a "very real prospect." Even moderate conservatives fear the "Iraqization of the Iran dossier," says the diplomat. The result is that Iran is "constantly trying to project strength" and is developing a new doctrine of asymmetric warfare.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-03-30-iran-nukes_x.htm

[agincourt]

1. It goes back to to the burglar analogly,

If the door is unlocked this administration will break in, to get more wealth. If the door is locked, it won't saw off the lock, as it has no hacksaw.

[teryang]

2. With all the oil infrastructure out there

Direct responses against Israeli or American forces would be welcomed by neo-con leadership as it would be of limited effectiveness. Iranian leadership is aware of this and is trying to devise plans to attack Persian Gulf infrastructure which would hurt the corporatists where they live.

The danger of miscalculation is by American neo-cons. How diplomatic of CSM to leave out the critical part of the sentence.

Calling this a nuclear confrontation is to give it a false context. It's another oil/euro confrontation.

[saigon68]

3. The NeoCon wet dream is to kill the Mullahs and all their "Towel Head"

supporters.

And introduce JayZeus to all the "Camel Jockeys" </sarcasm>