“What should truly worry Washington is that if this plan is successful, US soldiers are likely to be next in line for capture by Iran – and a manipulation of American public opinion just before the 2008 elections which would damage a Republican candidate supporting Bush’s stance would be perfect timing.”
You don’t know anything about President Bush if you think that a public kidnapping of American sailors in Iraqi waters would not lead to massive retaliatory strikes against Iranian naval and air assets. The President made it very clear in his last speech that he means to launch massive military retaliation to any further escalation by Iran of their involvment in the Iraq war. Think what you will about our President, he doesn’t make threats, he makes promises.
