Truth Convicts

In October 2007, the Bush administration imposed the harshest set of new sanctions in nearly three decades. They accused Tehran of supporting terrorism and claimed their nuclear facilities were a guise for nuclear weapons ambitions. In March of 2009 the Obama administration extended these sanctions for at least another year over allegations that Iran is involved in terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction. Sound eerily familiar? The Bush administration created a villain out of Saddam Hussein, who had nothing to do with 9/11, claiming he had obtained weapons of mass destruction aimed at American citizens. At this point it doesn’t matter who was actually responsible for the attacks on 9/11. Consequently the U.S. used 9/11 as an excuse to invade Afghanistan, occupy Iraq, and effectively surround Iran with nearly 200,000 troops in the last six years. You don’t have to be a military strategist to figure out that surrounding your enemy on all sides is an offensive posture.

The occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq were essential steps toward the pending conflict with Iran. I understand the many reasons for not wanting any additional nations to obtain nuclear weapons especially an unstable, Middle Eastern, U.S. hating nation that has openly declared a desire to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth. I get that. What I do not understand is why the U.S. devotedly backs the most hated nation in the most hostile region on the planet. There can be only two no good reasons: religion and or money. I believe it is both in this case and that is truly alarming.

Whether Iran builds the nuclear bombs or the Russians give them some, one thing is certain; they will get a hold of one. Could you blame Russia after what we did to them during the Soviet-Afghan War? A flare up with the U.S. and Iran would provide Russia with the perfect opportunity to do exactly to the U.S. what the U.S. did to them. The Soviet Union was going through a severe economic crisis during their nine year Soviet-Afghan War, during which, the U.S. was supplying the Afghani and Arab Jihads, which included Osama Bin Laden, with advanced weapons and training to combat the Soviets. Russia claims to be an ally of the U.S. and Iran. How can a friend be an enemy’s good friend, hmmm? So how do the Russians feel about our sanctions on Iran? Well if this is any indication Vladimir Putin said regarding the issue, "Why worsen the situation by threatening sanctions and bring it to a dead end? It's not the best way to resolve the situation by running around like a madman with a razor blade in his hand." I do not care how many toy reset buttons Hillary Clinton and the Russian Foreign Minister have to push. Putin will remain the dominant voice in Russia and I believe holds quite a grudge against America.

Sanctions on Iraq were similar to Iranian sanctions. Both put restrictions on the military, economy, and trades. U.S. sanctions in response to the Iraq invasion of Kuwait in 1990 have reportedly been responsible for over a million Iraqi deaths with children accounting for over half that figure. The U.S. economy is suffering similar to that of the Soviet Union making it extremely vulnerable to collapse especially in the event of an attack. The U.S. has been in a costly Middle Eastern conflict for six years comparable to the nine year Soviet-Afghan War. There is an overall agenda for everything transpiring in the Middle East concerning the U.S. presence. The purpose for all the military positioning should be revealed in the near future.

I say “near” for a number of reasons.

· Obama’s troop draw down in Iraq

· The surge of troops into Afghanistan

· Iran is testing air-to-ground missiles for destroying navy vessels

· The U.S. Navy is just off the shores of Iran

· It is only a matter of time before Iran acquires nuclear arms

The number of troops in Iraq will not begin to decrease in the slightest until late 2009 when the draw down begins. Meanwhile, the troop levels in Afghanistan will multiply by the end of this summer. General David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has requested four additional brigades. If granted the additional brigades will make the number troops grow from the current 38,000 to 60,000. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, "Should the president make the decision to deploy additional brigades to Afghanistan, we could have two of those brigades there probably by late spring, and potentially a third by mid-summer." With or without the additional troops, the total number of boots on ground will peak at the end of 2009. Saying they are going to be withdrawing U.S. troops and actually doing so are two entirely different things. Telling the world they have plans on decreasing troop levels in Iraq could be the concealing outfit for troop increases in the short term. If they feel they need more time to get properly situated for an Iran war then the draw down will only be delayed thus sustaining the highest levels ever in the Middle East.

So if U.S. leaders indeed desire conflict with Iran then the end of 2009 and on into next year will be their prime window of opportunity. The catalyst may be a U.S. generated false flag incident, a preemptive strike by Israel on Iran or a true initiation by Iran. Either way, if such a frightening act takes place we may all be witnessing the launch of the third world war. Again I say these things as a warning to not only be watchful but also prepared for such an event so you and your family are not caught off guard. Please do not ignore (become ignorant) the warning signs and succumb to apathy. God bless and God speed.