ADELPHI, Md., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- An accelerated war in Afghanistan is a back door to a new war in Iran, according to a new article by Mideast scholar Stephen Sniegoski, Ph.D., just posted at fgfBooks.com: http://tinyurl.com/ybhdywl.

In "Afghanistan: Back Door to War on Iran", Dr. Sniegoski says, "A stepped-up war in Afghanistan can provide the physical opportunity to start a war on Iran. In pursuit of insurgents, American troops would enter Iranian border regions, leading to incidents that would usher in all-out war."

Sniegoski is the author of the recent 450-page book, The Transparent Cabal: The Neoconservative Agenda, War in the Middle East, and the National Interests of Israel. http://home.comcast.net/~transparentcabal/

While Obama's motive for expanding the war in Afghanistan "seems to be a desire to project a strong image as a leader willing to use military force" and a "belief that war in Afghanistan is much safer than a war with Iran," Dr. Sniegoski predicts a different scenario:

"As the American military became bogged down in a no-win war in Afghanistan, Iran could provide a convenient scapegoat. One can envision the neoconservatives trumpeting allegations that American problems in Afghanistan are caused by covert Iranian support for the Taliban insurgents -- and that the only way to an American victory in Afghanistan would be by eliminating the Taliban's Iranian sponsors. Various intelligence reports citing evidence of Iranian weapons and advisors in Afghanistan would be highlighted in the media. As it became more apparent that the American military was unable to pacify Afghanistan, U.S. military commanders would have a vested interest in blaming their failure on the alleged involvement of the Iranians. "

Dr. Sniegoski writes that "neoconservatives are the major domestic supporters of an accelerated war in Afghanistan." His article identifies 12 highly-placed neoconservative stalwarts who signed a recent letter to Obama in support of his Afghanistan policy. Sniegoski contends that the neoconservatives, characterized pro-Israel proclivity, have targeted Iran and may see Obama's revitalized war policy in Afghanistan as a way to "facilitate their broader Middle East war agenda."

The neocons reject the diplomatic option of dealing with Iran as it could bring "a chain reaction that would end American involvement in the entire Middle East/Central Asia region" and would undermine their agenda "to reconfigure the region," Sniegoski says.

See article: http://www.fgfbooks.com/Sniegoski/2009/Sniegoski090930.html

SOURCE www.fgfBooks.com

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