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Are We on the Verge of War With Iran?

Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by Goode Fellow in Iran, Politics

Former President George Bush set up the scenario while he was in office by proclaiming Iraq, Iran & North Korea an “axis of evil” during his State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002. He was able to come up with a way to attack Iraq; and now, Iran is left for the Obama Administration to deal with.

A year into his administration, President Obama has finally found the opening that he needs to take an aggressive step into Iran. While the United States people and the world are hardly supportive of a nation going to war with Iran over their nuclear power reactor program – they will hardly  blame the United States for going to all-out war over terrorist activity.

One official told the New York Times the United States may have an opportunity to strike hard with sanctions while there is growing political opposition.

So what opens the door for an act of war against Iran?

Terrorism!

It is easy to blame terrorism and use it as an excuse for ulterior motives.  Just the thought of terrorist getting close to U.S. soil again stirs the passions in Americans and calls for a sense of action against those involved. So with the bombing attempt aboard a Northwest bound flight for Detroit, Michigan, from Amsterdam, Netherlands is linked to al Qaeda based in Yemen – you have all the support you need. There’s a suspect, there is motive for retaliation and there is a prime target – just because they happen to be the prime targets that the United States has been trying to raise political aggression against for several years just happens to be coincidence.

Or is it!

One of the signs of one nation going to war, or getting ready to go to war against another – even in the midst of talks for peace, or other solutions is when you pull your Ambassadors out of that country. Today the U.S. closed its Embassy in Yemen. According to a U.S. news release it is because of ongoing threats by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to attack American interests in Yemen.

This is a situation that needs a close eye in order to monitor what is the truth and what is convenience. George Bush Sr. had his war in Kuwait and Iraq, Bill Clinton carried on his war in Bosnia for almost his entire presidency, George W. Bush chose his war in Afghanistan and Iraq – is this going to be Obama’s war – Iran?

War is easy – peace is difficult! It takes strength, courage, patience and endurance. It is sacrifice for the benefit of others and hard work. Let us work toward peace!