The BBC is reporting that it has received copies of plans for American air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and military infrastructure. I don't know who leaked these plans and why, but is it really a surprise that the United States has developed a plan of attack should the need to bomb Iran arise? The Department of Defense has contingency plans for attacking most countries in the world, if not all of them. Heck, we even have a plan for invading Canada. What's more, given that a military confrontation with Iran seems more and more likely all the time, it only makes sense that the Pentagon would develop and u-to-date plan of attack to eliminate its primary target- Iran's nuclear program- while taking measures to limit Iran's response capability.
I'm curious, though. One of Iran's tools of response would undoubtedly Hezbollah. Has the United States taken steps to limit Hezbollah's ability to respond to an American attack on Iran? Have the United States and Israel worked out an arrangement whereby Israel would reinitiate attacks on Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon? If so, would the Lebanese government support such a move, hinder it, or stand aside? The article doesn't say, and that's probably for the best.
I'm curious, though. One of Iran's tools of response would undoubtedly Hezbollah. Has the United States taken steps to limit Hezbollah's ability to respond to an American attack on Iran? Have the United States and Israel worked out an arrangement whereby Israel would reinitiate attacks on Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon? If so, would the Lebanese government support such a move, hinder it, or stand aside? The article doesn't say, and that's probably for the best.
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