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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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U. S. Drops Idea of Diplomatic Outpost in Iran in Face of Increased Belligerence

October 4th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane

Israel has decided on a policy of strategic independence wherein it will rely only on itself.

Today it was announced that the Bush administration quietly but, indefinitely shelved its plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran. Tehran appears to have taken advantage of America’s financial crisis and weak moment to ditch informal understandings, step up its nuclear arms program and go back to pumping Shiite combatants into Iraq. Iran is heartened by North Korea thumbing its nose at the international community that remains impotent. There is speculation Iran desires to increase American deaths in Iraq on the eve of the U. S. presidential election to help elect what it sees as a naïve, and weak Barack Obama (D) Illinois and further isolate Israel. Joe Biden (D) Delaware, Obama’s VP pick, told Israel to get used to a nuclear armed Iran.

 Iranian Republican Guard and Hezbollah trainers are reported to be training hundreds of Shiite fighters who have recently been infiltrated into Baghdad precincts.

Israel news sources say it has lost out all the way around: First by heeding the Bush administration’s demands to refrain from military action against Iran and rely on international diplomacy and sanctions. Now that this option is bankrupt, Israel is left alone with the prospect of an unstoppable nuclear-armed Iran absent a reliable U. S. ally in the face of increasing Russia presence.

Israel has decided on a policy of strategic independence wherein it will rely on itself.

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  1. Comment by Marshall Ivan Risidin on 4 October 2008:

    The JCPA [Jerusalem Center For Political Affairs] has been pushing the new phrase “strategic independence” since its analysis of the Russia-Georgia war.

    I agree with the bulk of your conclusions with the extreme addition that the military option is in play. The Marshall is guessing that most events of US or Israeli origin in the past month have been part of a deception operation designed to gain a modicum of surprise and pretext. The Iranians must know what is about to happen, but western Europe and much of the American populace are clueless. It is for them that much of this is transpiring.The current tepid debate in the US begs foreign intrigue.

    The only real question is how it is attempted and what will be the results. Should Israel acquiesce, beware of a far more imposing muslim threat to follow.

  2. Comment by Richard Cochrane on 5 October 2008:

    Others share you opinion. The United Arab Emirates has been discussing with other Gulf Cooperation Council states routes that would be out of range of Iranian short-range missiles fired toward the Gulf. Officials said the UAE could expand oil export terminals on its east coast to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, located along the Iranian coast. “The GCC is united in making sure that oil and gas supplies will not be interrupted,” UAE economic analyst Mohammed Al Asoumi said.

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