FOX NEWS: U.S. MAY ATTACK IRAN WITHIN 8-10 MONTHS
PanARMENIAN.Net
13.09.2007 12:20 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The military operation against Iran may start
within 8-10 months, Fox News reported citing a source in the Bush
administration. By that time, the names of the presidential contenders
will be known but there will remain enough time till the elections
scheduled for November 2008.
The Bush administration is calculating the expenses and discuss the
advantages of the operation.
The main plan supposes severe bombings during a week with a following
blow on Iran’s nuclear facilities, location of which is already known.
However, experts think that the operation will not completely destroy
Iran’s nuclear plans. Moreover, Iran may strike a counterblow on
Israel or the U.S. military bases on its territory.
Economic blockade of Iran may serve as alternative to war. However,
critics suppose that the blockade will rather strike at the population
than the regime.
The TV Channel reports that the discussion of bombing plans followed
Angela Merkel’s refusal to support any new UN sanctions against
Iran. Germany fears of the damages its economy might suffer. In short,
"diplomatic" attack on Iran is going out of breath failing to properly
suppress the Ahmadinejad administration and thus forcing U.S. to take
resolute action.
Other powers concerned in the issue preferred to neglect the recurrent
information escape. European politicians may play an old game: let
the U.S. undertake the "dirty work". If it succeeds European states
will garner economic profits. If not, their own relations with Iran
will not be damaged.
And last but not least. Iran itself did not react to the news
yet. Nevertheless, the leadership preferred to obtain new security
guarantees. ArmRosgazprom, the branch of Russia’s Gazprom, has
purchased the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline. Thus, being included in the
sphere of Russian energy interests is a more significant guarantee
than it can seem prima facie, Baku-based Echo newspaper reports.