Cheney, Lieberman and Iran War Conspiracy

[G_j]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-gareth-porter/cheney-lieberman-and-ira_b_60705.html


Cheney, Lieberman and Iran War Conspiracy
Gareth Porter
Posted August 16, 2007 | 11:59 AM (EST)


I was never one of those who believed the Bush administration was getting ready to attack Iran in 2006 or early 2007. But it is now clear that at least Vice President Dick Cheney is conspiring to push through a specific plan for war with Iran. And Senator Joe Lieberman is an active part of that conspiracy.

We have known for a long time that Cheney wants a major air attack on Iranian nuclear sites and other military and economic targets. But an August 9 story published by McClatchy newspapers reveals that, instead of waiting for a decision to go ahead with such a strategic attack against Iran, Cheney now hopes to get Bush to approve an attack on camps in Iran where Iraqi Shiite militiamen have allegedly been trained in recent years.

The McClatchy story says Cheney proposed such a strike within the administration "several weeks ago," citing "two U.S. officials who are involved in Iran policy." The official sources say Cheney "argued for military action if hard new evidence emerges of Iran's complicity in supporting anti-American forces in Iraq." An example of such "hard new evidence," according to one of the official sources of the report, would be "catching a truckload of fighters or weapons crossing into Iraq from Iran."

The story also indicates that the same officials say Condoleezza Rice "opposes this idea" and suggest that Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates agrees with her position.
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[billyoc]

1. These lame-duck douchebags are going to invade their safety deposit boxes

and go into hiding. Saber rattling.

[liberal N proud]

2. What event will Cheney orchestrate to enable the attack?

And Congress will sit idly by doing NOTHING!

[G_j]

3. do nothing?

or approve it?

[liberal N proud]

4. Or direct it?