What's Really Going On ?
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with US Secretary of State Dr. Condoleeza Rice January 15th. Ms. Rice has been all around the region talking to as many leaders as she can.
"This morning I met with American Secretary of State Dr. Condoleeza Rice and we agreed to hold a three-way meeting with Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen in order to consider relations between us and the Palestinians. However, there is no doubt that we must - at the same time - also continue the bilateral meetings between us and them.
Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in the southern city of Basra to meet the US commander in Iraq, General George Casey.
There seems to be a lot of American presence in the Middle East with their two top presidential advisors there. All of this has led to various theories being tossed around. One follows by
Conn Hallinan, a Foreign Policy columnist who writes:
Iran: Thinking the Unthinkable
Is Israel, supported by the Bush Administration, preparing to launch an atomic war against Iran? On January 7, the London Sunday Times claimed that the Israeli government is planning to attack Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons. While the Israeli government denies the story, recent statements by top Israeli officials and military figures -- along with recent White House threats against Iran and Syria and a shuffling of American commanders in the Middle East -- suggest that the possibility is real.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert calls Iran an “existential threat,” and Deputy Minister of Defense Ephraim Sneh recently said, “The time is approaching when Israel and the international community will have to decide whether to take military action against Iran.” An Israeli Defense Force (IDF) official told the Jerusalem Post that “only a military strike by the U.S. and it allies will stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.”
