Not a prophecy, just a prediction

In my last post on Iran nearly two months ago, I wrote that "Things are heating up to the point that the next move is going to make world headlines." Well, there have been several headlines made since then, but actually the most significant events are still taking place behind the scenes. There is a reason for this, and I quote DEBKAfile in full:

US troops land in Israel. Aircraft carrier coming soon DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 06 Jan. The first of 9,000 incoming US troops have arrived in Israel – not just for the joint Austere Challenge 12 exercise but for a longer stay. They are part of the joint US-Israel deployment ready for a military engagement with Iran and its possible escalation into a regional conflict. A US aircraft carrier will soon dock in Israel for joint missions with the Israeli Air Force. Most of the US arrivals are airmen, missile interceptor teams, marines, seamen, technicians and intelligence officers. The decision to bring them over now although the war game is scheduled for April was taken in consultations among US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and the two army chiefs, US Gen. Martin Dempsey and Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz. British Defense Minister Phillip Hammond, on a visit to Washington, was brought into the discussion. The handout circulated to US correspondents from Hammond's talks in the US capital affirmed that Britain stands ready to strike Iran if the Strait of Hormuz is closed. However, that phrase was omitted from the British minister's remarks at a news conference, following a last-minute request from Panetta, signifying the Obama administration's interest in keeping a low profile on plans for attacking Iran.

There you have it, folks. The US are committed to war, but don't want anyone to realise it.


Keep your gasoline tanks full, because energy prices are going to skyrocket.