If you read here reguarly you know that I have told you that it is no secret that we have had Iran in our sights for some time now. In fact since at least 1982, as I had a part to play in the operational analysis at that time. Again, it’s not any secret, but don’t tell Reuters because they think their letting loose a bombshell:

“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. contingency planning for military action against Iran’s nuclear program goes beyond limited strikes and would effectively unleash a war against the country, a former U.S. intelligence analyst said on Friday.

“I’ve seen some of the planning … You’re not talking about a surgical strike,” said Wayne White, who was a top Middle East analyst for the State Department’s bureau of intelligence and research until March 2005.

“You’re talking about a war against Iran” that likely would destabilize the Middle East for years, White told the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington think tank.

“We’re not talking about just surgical strikes against an array of targets inside Iran. We’re talking about clearing a path to the targets” by taking out much of the Iranian Air Force, Kilo submarines, anti-ship missiles that could target commerce or U.S. warships in the Gulf, and maybe even Iran’s ballistic missile capability, White said.”

So a ex-State Department puke got his face time in the press telling us what we already knew, but I’m glad he did. Why? Because now or later, sooner better we are going to have to take on Iran. While we have had op plans for the last twenty five years, the nutbag at the helm in Iran is an avowed terrorist and has promised both in public and to those in his inner circle that the west must be eventually conquered and Israel distroyed. This isn’t just rehoric being thrown about, it’s is based on their own operational plans for a world ruled by radical Islam.

No doubt Reuters, as the others on the clueless left, are trying to tie-in “Troop Surge” as a “mask” to put more troops in the region to foster a possible attack. However, such an operation would require much more resources than we presently have in the theater, and Iraq would need to be stablized. Of course with Iran providing a great bulk of that instablility we are essentially back to square - Iran need to be dealt with a stronger hand than “diplomacy” which has produced diddly-squat up to this point.