http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1870DFA1-5FF1-4919-82A1-42D489CE0665.htmOn Wednesday, Tel Aviv said it was buying 500 "bunker-buster" bombs from Washington after the US elections in November.
Israel's Haretz newspaper also quoted an official on Wednesday who said these bombs were not "for the Palestinian front" but for possible use in Iran.
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"I believe Iran is calculating that the US will not invade and risk an escalation of the situations in Afghanistan, Iraq and a probable general Middle Eastern war that would include Israel.
"The problem is that this is a miscalculation. I don't think the Israeli government or the neo-conservative elements in the US are averse to a general Middle East war as it will provide an opportunity to shake up and reshape the region in their own image."
-Dr Ali Ansari, senior fellow, Royal Institute for International Affairs
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Combine that with the Baghdad Year Zero story:
http://harpers.org/BaghdadYearZero.html-------------------------------
If I had any faith in the neocons learning from their mistakes in Iraq - that they are NOT going to be able to reshape countries to suit their corporations - I might not worry so much.
If anything I'm afraid they would have "learned" that conventional weapons didn't cut it so nuking is a viable option to get what they want.
:nuke: