by sunny » Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:23 pm
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2006/10/remember-eisenhower.html">cannonfire.blogspot.com/2...hower.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>"Remember the Eisenhower!"<br>A "strike group" led by the nuclear aircraft carrier Eisenhower is heading to the Persian Gulf today. Many observers presume that Bush plans to hit Iran. I think the strategy is more devious.<br><br>As noted in earlier posts, the Iranians possess a new class of cruise missiles which can easily destroy any ship in the Gulf. I believe that the neocons are placing the Eisnhower in harm's way precisely because they know that sunk ships justify wars. Any number of covert tactics (faked signals intelligence, bogus information fed to Iranian agents) could lead the Iranians to believe that they are under attack and must hit first or be hit.<br><br>Would the necons sacrifice an aircraft carrier to get their war? In my opinion, yes. Not only will that oil-rich nation be reduced to nuclear rubble, neocon ideology will experience a resurgence within the U.S. -- where the law now allows Bush to kidnap and torture all progressive activists and writers<br><br>The strike group includes a submarine, probably equipped with nuclear missiles, which will handle the response after the Eisenhower goes down. <p></p><i></i>