[Vision2020] Escalation to Iran?

Andreas Schou ophite at gmail.com
Fri Jan 12 14:25:44 PST 2007


On 1/12/07, Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I think the statements we see coming out of the administration are very
> similar to the statements that started the build-up for the Iraq war.
> Interesting that Negroponte gets a demotion at this time.

I'm not quite sure that Negroponte got a demotion. The only context in
which a lateral downward movement like that would make sense for
Negroponte would be if he were promised the Secretary of State
position based on some future, unspecified position change for Condi.

-- ACS

> I sent a similar article to some friends yesterday, with the comment that I
> wonder if I'm just paranoid.  I hope I am.
>
> Sunil
>
>
> >From: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
> >To: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
> >CC: Vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Escalation to Iran?
> >Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:35:06 -0800
> >
> >On 1/12/07, Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011207L.shtml
> >>
> >>I keep seeing articles like this.  I'm concerned that this is where Bush
> >>is
> >>headed.
> >
> >I've got a few specific questions about the President's behavior
> >vis-a-vis Iran. Why specifically mention the deployment of Patriot
> >missiles to Iraq? Other than those launched by Iran, we don't fear
> >anything that a Patriot can actually shoot down. Why raid an Iranian
> >consulate against the wishes of both Kurdish regional leaders and the
> >national government? Why deploy two more carrier groups to the Persian
> >Gulf?
> >
> >All of this points toward a military confrontation with Iran -- and soon.
> >
> >-- ACS
>
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