The war against Iraq could begin as early as mid-December if there is no coup against Saddam Hussein. But for all the propagada about wicked Saddam, Iraq is not the main objective for the small but powerful coterie driving George Bush. The real target of the coming war is Iran, which Israel views as its principal and most dangerous enemy. Iraq merely serves as a pretext to whip America into a war frenzy and to justify insertion of large number of US troops into Mesopotamia.
The US is drawing up plans to invade Iran once Iraq and its oil are “liberated”. They hope civil war will erupt in Iran, which is riven by bitterly hostile factions, after which a pro-US regime will take power. If this does not occur, then Iraq-based US forces will be ideally positioned to attack Iran. Or, they could just as well move West and invade Syria, another of Israel’s most bitter enemies. Israel’s Likudniks thirst for revenge against Syria-and also Iran for supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, which drove Israeli forces from Lebanon (The Toronto Sun). (see also p. 20)
