Oh, and btw, folks... Don't forget, we're poised to strike on Iran...

the traditional media has, no surprise, been mia on this one... however, i would very much like for someone more informed and connected than i am to offer up some thoughts on what the implications for the up-coming elections would be if an iran attack was launched within the next two weeks... anybody care to volunteer...?

Moves toward War with Iran: Part 2
By William R. Polk

Mr. Polk was the member of the U.S. Policy Planning Council responsible for the Middle East from 1961 to 1965. Subsequently, he was professor of history and director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago and later president of the Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs.

In my first article, I set out why I think an American attack on Iran is likely.

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The Washington Post has reported that at least since March, large teams have been working on invasion plans in the Pentagon and the intelligence agencies, while the Iran “desk” at the State Department has been augmented to task force size. It reports to Elizabeth Cheney, daughter of the vice president, who is assistant secretary of state for the Near East. In the Pentagon, a similar organization has been established under Neoconservative Abram Shulsky. In addition a new outpost has been set up in Dubai to coordinate plans. On October 2, a powerful naval battle group around the giant aircraft carrier Eisenhower sailed for the Persian Gulf and is due to arrive a week before the November Congressional elections to join a similar battle group led by the aircraft carrier Enterprise. Meanwhile aircraft of the U.S. Air Force are being readied in bases surrounding Iran and in distant locations. These forces could deliver destructive power that would dwarf the aerial assaults on Iraq.

polk obviously has his shit together when talking about the when, the how, and the bogus why... what i want to know is this... is it coming within the next two weeks, and, if so, what the hell is it going to do to domestic politics...?

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