Final Word from Monday, September 10, 2007
With North Korean extracting itself from its "rogue" status, Iran is essentially the only thing now officially justifying a missile-defense system in Central Europe. GM Milan Hejl of AMI Communications told Czech Radio that he could imagine support for the Czech radar station jumping to 80% within two weeks if Iran tested a ballistic missile. At the same time, Nicolas Sarkozy indicated that an Iranian bomb would lead to the bombing of Iran. Indeed, reports out of Washington are gearing up for this. According to a Sunday Times article, the Pentagon has drawn up plans for massive air strikes that would take out the entire Iranian military. Pat Buchanan, a conservative commentator, expects neocon think tanks to roll out analytical support in Sept. for an attack on Iran. The Czech radar would take 4-5 years to put in place. It might be rendered useless if the U.S. attacks Iran before Jan. 2009.[Czech Republic United States of America George W. Bush France]