War talk still in the air

Asia Times Thursday 9th June, 2011

By Barbara Slavin WASHINGTON - The likelihood of a United States or Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear installations seems miniscule during the remaining months of the Barack Obama administration's first term. The US is focused on domestic economic problems, winding down wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and stabilizing emerging democracies in Egypt and Tunisia. Israel is preoccupied with Arab uprisings and new manifestations of people power by Palestinians in and outside the West Bank and Gaza. Yet war cannot be ruled out, according to regional specialists who say that the persistent invocation of the "military option" by some Israeli and US officials may be inhibiting diplomatic initiatives. Retired Admiral William "Fox" Fallon, who resigned as head of US Cent...

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