All indications are that Israel is preparing for a Pre-emptive strike on Iran. Italy's PM, Silvio Berlusconi said it will probably happen soon. From an American liberal, anti-war activist's perspective, this is simply a continuation of the Neo-Conservative strategy for a "redrawing of the geopolitical map" of the middle east.
Documentation from 2001-2003 indicated that the long-term strategy was for changes in the regimes of Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Iran and eventually, Saudi Arabia.
Gen. Wesley Clark said that after Iraq, Syria and Lebanon would be addressed and then after 5 years (around 2008) Iran would be attacked. Now that Syria and Iran have a mutual defense pact (with Lebanon, it can be assumed), and Turkey/Israeli relations have soured, it looks like the attack on Iran may happen sooner than later.
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