Cheney and Iran

One of the concerns that I have voiced in this blog in the past is that the current administration in the US would find a way to attack Iran before the end of the Bush term in office. The theory being that a continued and ongoing war scenario would be an advantage to the election of conservative Republicans and would continue the money flow through industries and channels that promote what Rove has talked about as a permanent Republican majority. Whereas I do not see Bush getting the go-ahead for a pre-emptive strike in Iran in the current congress, I do feel that Israeli involvement in Iran would result in the US coming in to support Israel and resulting in an endless war fueling permanent conservative majority. Therefore with Cheney in the Middle East it is worth watching the news that follows his visits and watch for rhetoric similar to that which was prevalent during the lead-up to the Iraqi invasion. Out of today’s news comes this ditty from the JTA news service.

Israel also figures that the chances of the Bush administration ordering a pre-emptive military strike against Iran are virtually zero. The only such scenario the Israelis envision is if the Democratic presidential candidates appear to be far ahead of their Republican rival and Bush senses a "now or never" strike option.

The full article can be found at:
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080324cheyneyiran03242008.html