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Today, as reported in the Washington Post, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen ,spoke of the Pentagon's planning for "potential military courses of action" against Iran. Citing what he says as Iran's continued "increasingly lethal and malign influence" in Iraq.
Admiral Mullen said, "It would be a mistake to think that we are out of combat capability" noting that the U.S .has plenty in reserve with the Navy and Air Force.
The Admiral did say it would "extremely stressing" but not impossible for a military action. With the nomination of current Iraqi commander, Gen. David Petreaus, to head all the armed forces in the region, could the U.S. really be contemplating a third front in the region?
For several months now, the saber rattling aimed at Iran has been continuous. Last year, the U.S. branded Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard ,as a terrorist arm of the Iranian government. The accusations state that they are training and equipping the insurgents in Iraq with weaponry and lethal improvised explosive devices. The IED's have been the cause of most of the casualties that coalition forces have sustained since the collapse of the Iraqi regime led by Saddam Hussein.
Iran has for many years has also armed the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon since the early 1980's in their fight to control this once peaceful nation. Hezbollah has also been engaged in hostilities with Israel since that time, firing thousands of Iranian made missiles into Israel. In 2006, the two sides fought for 34 days resulting in more than 1,300 casualties.
Israel is a frequent target in speeches made by Iranian Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who calls for Israel to be wiped of the map. Iran has also ignored calls from governments around the world and the United Nations to be more open about their nuclear intentions.
While the Iranians still claim it is strictly for use as a source of energy, most Western governments, particularly the United States, are not buying the Iranian's claims that they are not working on nuclear weapons. With oil prices approaching $120 a barrel is the world ready for another conflict in the region that could further drive up the price of this increasingly precious commodity?

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