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US generals ‘will quit’ if Bush orders Iran attack
Michael Smith and Sarah Baxter, Times On-Line
Washington

SOME of America’s most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly placed defence and intelligence sources.

Tension in the Gulf region has raised fears that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely before President George Bush leaves office. The Sunday Times has learnt that up to five generals and admirals are willing to resign rather than approve what they consider would be a reckless attack.

“There are four or five generals and admirals we know of who would resign if Bush ordered an attack on Iran,” a source with close ties to British intelligence said. “There is simply no stomach for it in the Pentagon, and a lot of people question whether such an attack would be effective or even possible.”

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Besides, it's the Saudis, stupid!!!



Why are we not threatening an attack on Saudi Arabia?
by Bob Johnson on The Daily Kos
Sun Feb 11, 2007 at 10:37:05 AM PST

One of the most troublesome aspects of American foreign policy, and, indeed, of the lack of resolve and clarity displayed by most of our elected leadership, post-9/11, has been the seeming immunity given to Saudi Arabia.

The fact of heavy Saudi financial backing for everything from the bulk of the 9/11 attackers, to the Wahabist schools that preach anti-Western hatred, to Islamic fundamentalist terrorism, worldwide, is not in doubt.

Of course, we all are well aware of the close ties Bush and Cheney share with the Saudi royals, but this latest p.r. blitz to link the Iranians to attacks on American forces in Iraq really begs the question.

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