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The BBC has added it's voice to the mounting speculation that Bush and Olmert may be planning an attack on Iran before the end of their terms of office.
What do people here think? Will the US and/or Israel attack Iran before the end of Bush's term in office?
The full article is available here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7439431.stmAnalysis: Growing talk of Iran attack
The BBC's Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, looks at increasing speculation that Iran may come under attack because of its nuclear programme.
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The speculation is that President George W Bush and Prime Minister Olmert want to remove what they believe is a clear and present danger before they face their own political oblivion.
Mr Bush is finishing his time at the White House still dogged by the disaster of Iraq - and Mr Olmert faces disgrace over allegations of corruption.
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One scenario being discussed by Israeli analysts is that there could be an attack, by Israel or by the Americans, after the US election in November and before the new president is inaugurated in January, with the tacit consent of the incoming president.
That might be easier if it is Senator Obama's Republican rival John McCain.
During the campaign for his party's nomination, he once sang "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" to the tune of the Beachboys' classic Barbara Ann.
In a less jocular moment, he said that the only thing worse than attacking Iran would be to allow it to have nuclear weapons.
Some pro-Israeli US analysts are arguing that Iran's response to an attack would not be as harsh as many have predicted.
What do people here think? Will the US and/or Israel attack Iran before the end of Bush's term in office?
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