Iranian official says U.S. attack unlikely

[unhappycamper]

Iranian official says U.S. attack unlikely
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Apr 27, 2008 12:21:09 EDT

TEHRAN, Iran — A U.S. attack on Iran is “unlikely” because the American military is bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan, said an Iranian official Sunday, following renewed U.S. accusations that the Islamic republic is funneling weapons to Iraqi militias.

Last week both Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused Iran of stepping up its military support for Iraqi militias and said that all military options to deal with the situation were on the table.

“We see it unlikely that they plan to enter a new disaster which they themselves believe will have unpleasant consequences for the region and the world,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini.

Hosseini also mocked the accusations of increased military support, saying “if someone adds up the U.S. claims about hauling weapons to Iraq by Iran, it will be a huge and unbelievable amount.”

Mullen said Friday that the military is preparing to roll out evidence, including date stamps on newly found weapons caches, to prove that recently made Iranian weapons are flowing into Iraq at a steadily increasing rate.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_iran_attack_042708/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Potentially famous last words.

Goes hand-in-hand with Chamberlain's "Peace In Our Time".

Never underestimate Dick Cheney.

[LakeSamish706]

2. Apparently the Iranian's don't understand how crazy those in the Bush...

Administration really are. I chose to believe that they would indeed attack Iran without a second thought if they think they can get away with it unscathed. I also think they are planning to do just that at this moment. It will cause untold death and destruction, but they don't give a rats ass about that.