IS A US ATTACK ON IRAN OVER THE HORIZON? It looks like the US is getting serious about Iran--it may not be all up to Israel after all:

A recent decision by German officials to withhold support for any new sanctions against Iran has pushed a broad spectrum of officials in Washington to develop potential scenarios for a military attack on the Islamic regime, FOX News confirmed Tuesday.

...Consequently, according to a well-placed Bush administration source, "everyone in town" is now participating in a broad discussion about the costs and benefits of military action against Iran, with the likely timeframe for any such course of action being over the next eight to 10 months, after the presidential primaries have probably been decided, but well before the November 2008 elections.

The discussions are now focused on two basic options: less invasive scenarios under which the U.S. might blockade Iranian imports of gasoline or exports of oil, actions generally thought to exact too high a cost on the Iranian people but not enough on the regime in Tehran; and full-scale aerial bombardment.

Apparently the likelihood of Iranian reprisals against Israel in Tel Aviv and other major cities is also being considered.

The fact that Israel was able to defeat the Russian-made Syrian air defense system, which is used also by Iran, makes the threat of a US attack that much more credible.

[Hat tip: Hot Air]

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