[Marxism] Obama orders update to Iran attack plan

[Nasir Khan <naskha3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Gates Says “All Options Are On the Table”

by Jason Ditz | Antiwar.com,  May 22, 2009

On NBC’s Today Show this morning, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
said that President Obama has ordered him to update the plans for a US
attack on Iran, plans which were last updating during the Bush
Administration. Gates says the plans are “refreshed” and insists that
“all options are on the table” with respect to the potential attack.

It was only a month ago that Secretary Gates was warning vigorously
against the potential attack, saying that it would create a
“disastrous backlash” against the United States to hit Iran’s civilian
nuclear facilities. The Obama Administration has insisted it is
intending to pursue the matter diplomatically with Iran, but Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton has repeatedly said the administration
doesn’t expect diplomacy to work, and the effort seems to be primarily
to rally international support for more measures against Iran.

The US has also been sending secret missions to Israel in recent days,
reportedly to caution them against launching any surprise military
attacks against Iran of their own. It was unclear how successful the
warnings were: Prime Minister Netanyahu said he remained confident
that the US would respect Israel’s right to attack Iran.

It is unclear whether Gates’ revelation portends a serious potential
for an imminent US attack on Iran, or whether the move is more
international posturing. Still, it seems unlikely the news will be
greeted warmly in Iran, which is in the middle of an election campaign
in which potential US talks are a major issue.

 Reprinted: 
http://sudhan.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/obama-orders-update-to-iran-attack-plan/

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