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"The United States is currently in the process of completing the withdrawal of its combat forces from Iraq. With the destruction of the Iraqi military in 2003, the U.S. military became the only force able to counter Iranian conventional military strength in the Persian Gulf region. Because of this, the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will create a power vacuum that the Iranians are eager to exploit. The potential for Iran to control a sphere of influence from western Afghanistan to the Mediterranean is a prospect that not only frightens regional players such as Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey but also raises serious concerns in the United States."
The Covert Intelligence War Against Iran is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
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U.S. Considered Sending Commandos to Get Drone Downed in Iran "American officials considered conducting a covert mission inside Iran to retrieve or destroy a stealth drone that crashed late last week -- but ultimately concluded such a secret operation was not worth the risk of provoking a more explosive clash with Tehran, a U.S. official said." ....
"No one warmed up to the option of recovering it or destroying it because of the potential it could become a larger incident," the U.S. official said. If an assault team entered the country to recover or destroy the drone, the official said, the U.S. "could be accused of an act of war" by the Iranian government.
We wouldn't want to harm our relationship with Iran or cause them to want to kill Americans.
Sounds like the Ron Paul foreign policy, which is amazingly similar to that of the Amateur Hour currently in the White House:
Ron Paul: Befriend Iran
Ron Paul Ignores Iran's Treachery; "So Paul not only has shown that he has no understanding of the murderous radicals who rule Iran but has a dangerous lapse of memory. President Obama at first tried to do exactly what Paul argues now should be done -- and failed miserably."....
"Obama not only legitimized the brutal regime in Iran but he also then turned his back on the Iranian people, who had taken to the streets by the millions after the fraudulent elections of 2009, demanding an end to the thugocracy." But I digress...
Back to that lost drone: US's military restraint on missing spy drone bolsters Israel's Iran hawks
"The Obama administration's decision after internal debate not to send US commando or air units into Iran to retrieve or destroy the secret RQ-170 stealth drone which fell into Iranian hands has strengthened the hands of the Israeli faction which argues the case for striking Iran's nuclear installations without waiting for the Americans to make their move." from DEBKAfile as are the posts immediately following:
Iran's Guards on war footing – London. Spy drone capture is US, Israel setback "Our sources add that possession of the drone is more than just a major intelligence coup for Tehran; it has acquired an important military edge before any overt military operation has been launched. Western and Israeli war planners now have cause to fear that Iran has penetrated the heart of their most secret intelligence and electronic technological hardware for striking its nuclear infrastructure. If Tehran is capable of reaching out and guiding an American stealth drone into landing from a distance, it may also be able to control the systems of other aircraft, manned or unmanned." Oh boy; now we really, really better be nice to the Iranians.
How Iran's Nuclear Power Play Can Change Global Politics | World | AlterNet
From...from..Iranians for Ron Paul? Bear in mind that this article was posted in July 2009 and it is the most recent one in this blog. Why they have stopped publishing for Ron Paul and do they have an opinion on Paul's recently stated Kumbaya Iran policy?
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