Thursday, January 12, 2012

Did the Other Guy Just Blink?

The U.S. has been eyeball to eyeball with Iran for a few weeks now - but did the other guy just blink?  AP is reporting Iran is willing to discuss nuclear weapon allegations with International Atomic Energy officials - this is a breakthrough, but we should caution Iran is only willing to discuss "allegations" for the first time.  This is not an admission that Iran is building nuclear weapons, nor is it a promise to stop nuclear enrichment which the U.S. and Europe have set as the bar for future negotiations - Read More

Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy has substantially increase its presence in the Persian Gulf/Arabian Sea area with the addition of two more aircraft carriers.  It will give them a temporary deployment of three flat-tops - while one delays its trip home for at least a while - US Carriers Deployed  The Pentagon denies the deployment is in response to heightened tensions with Iran - but sorry, I don't believe in such coincidences.  The Pentagon does  nothing if not by design.  The Chiefs of Staff don't take a dump without a plan.

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