DUBAI RULER DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN

Iraq:  Any plan B?
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3.(C) MbR restated the UAE's support for the US in the region,
noting "the UAE is the only country that is 100 percent with the
US." MbR said UAE support for the US effort remained firm, but
asked what is "plan B" should the current US approach not
stabilize Iraq. Senator Lieberman quoted the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff as saying "plan B is to make plan A work."

ACTION REQUEST: OVERCOMING GERMAN DOUBTS ON U.S.
DATA PRIVACY PRACTICES

Germany has become a difficult partner with regards to
security-related information sharing initiatives following
the September 27 national elections, which brought the FDP
into the governing coalition. The FDP sees themselves as
defenders of citizens' privacy rights and these views have
led the FDP to oppose many of Germany's post-9/11
counterterrorism legislative proposals (see reftels). At
times, the FDP's fixation on data privacy and protection
issues looks to have come at the expense of the party forming
responsible views on counterterrorism policy.

Please don't let this happen.

And no, I'm not talking to god. I'm talking to YOU, dietcoke. Do something about this.

How possible do you think this is, by the way? I've always considered that despite all the rhetoric, both Israel and the US know very well that attacking Iran is not a move they should make, and that if they do, it can't be "a surgical precision strike targeting their nuclear facilities"; they'll have to see it through to the end. I think they realize that, and don't want it. But internal communication suggesting otherwise is very, very scary.

Shit. Am I just being paranoid when I say it's possible we might see 2 large wars? You know, what with China and N. Korea? Or do you think nothing will come of that?

So why does wikileaks do this? Do they really care about accountability or is it just an ego-boost thing by now?

Alls i can do is keep on keepin' on with my commie groups, but honestly I'm pretty pessimistic about everything these days. We're basically in the midst of one of the greatest crises of capital in history and big ol' wars and other horrible shit tend to coincide with these moments in history.

I think a war between Israel/US and Iran is pretty likely within our lifetime

By the way, is it a metaphorical cable or is it a physical cable? I really don't know