HELICOPTER DOWNINGS IN IRAQ MAY JUSTIFY ATTACK ON IRAN

"US troops may attack nuclear and military targets in neighboring Iran when a high-casualty attack is traced directly to Tehran... This new presidential directive extends the license President George W. Bush issued last month to US troops to capture or kill Iranian agents supporting Iraqi insurgency and al Qaeda attacks on American forces. It is causing great concern in Tehran's ruling circles - especially as the new license may well be applied when the downing of a large US helicopter ends in a heavy US death toll... Under the new presidential directive, the downing of a helicopter carrying a large number of US troops could trigger a bombing campaign against Iran such as, for example, the dispatch of long-range B2 stealth bombers with bunker-busting bombs for dropping on the 25m deep Natanz site, where centrifuges are positioned for enriching uranium. Attacks may also be mounted against Iran’s military infrastructure."
--DEBKAfile (Israel), February 20, 2007
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