Monday, February 27, 2012

A New War For the U.S. In The Middle East?

Israeli Attack On Iran Might Pull U.S. Into New War: Analysts -- Al Arabiya/AP

An Israeli pre-emptive attack on Iran’s nuclear sites could draw the U.S. into a new Mideast conflict, a prospect dreaded by a war-weary Pentagon wary of new entanglements.

That could mean pressing into service the top tier of American firepower - warplanes, warships, special operations forces and possibly airborne infantry - with unpredictable outcomes in one of the world’s most volatile regions.

“Israel can commence a war with Iran, but it may well take U.S. involvement to conclude it,” says Karim Sadjadpour, a Middle East specialist at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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My Comment: Considering the rhetoric, terror attacks and plots interrupted, targeted assassinations, US naval buildup, Gulf countries on heightened alert .... I would say that we have already been drawn into a low intensity conflict.

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