Could US attack Iran?

[The Northerner]

Clouds are gathering over Iran, which is persistently refusing to abandon its nuclear development programme and which is now finding itself in almost complete isolation. According to the US Navy Times, the Enterprise aircraft carrier has already carried out military exercises off the coast of Florida which was in effect a simulation of a possible military action in the Strait of Hormuz.

This spring, the Enterprise aircraft carrier will be joining the US Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf. While moving the US military forces to Iran's coastal borders, Barack Obama is not forgetting about the economic sanctions imposed on the latter, as for example, his recent order to freeze all of Iran’s government assets located on the US territory. It is obvious that it would be very damaging for Obama to launch a new military campaign on the eve of a presidential election and he is hoping that the economic pressure exerted on Iran would help him delay a war. But an escalation of the conflict could leave its participants no chances to come out dry.

Although the US Navy command is denying that the exercises were conducted exclusively as a 'simulation' of an Iranian operation, the scenario of the maneuvers speaks for itself. According to the Navy Times, the exercises in the region of an imaginary 'Treasure coast' entailed military actions held in a 200-mile strait which was 35 miles wide. That is exactly the width of the Strait of Hormuz, a key part of one of the most important oil routes Teheran is threatening to block if the global community continues to hamper its unclear development programme.

According to a report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), before 2003 Iran worked on the creation of its own nuclear weapon and may still be working on it under the guise of a peaceful nuclear program. Asserting its right to conducting experiments on uranium enrichment, Teheran has become a virtually isolated state. It upset not only its deadly enemies, the US and Israel, but also its neighbors in the Persian Gulf which strongly oppose any blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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[jeff47]

1. That's kind of a silly question

Can we? Of course.

Will we? That's the question to ask.

[BlueCaliDem]

2. I sure hope not. But I heard this morning

that the Obama Administration is very concerned Israel is set to launch war against Iran. Considering the NeoCon the Israelis elected into power, that's not a far-fetched worry.

But I hope, with all my heart, we don't join. Americans are war-weary and it's time we spend those billions we've wasted on Bush's wars, here at home where it's sorely needed. Jobs is the No. 1 priority of this Administration, as it should be, so I can see why the Obama Administration are worried about Israel's intentions.