On Saturday about 50 people, representing more than a dozen anti-war groups, marched to the gates of US Central Command at Mac Dill Airforce Base in South Tampa to protest the possibility of a US supported war with Iran. The United States has taken a tough stance on diplomacy amid recent escalations with Iran, and some Americans say negotiations have been too tough. To portend adding another "overseas contingency operation" to what some consider to be a bloated laundry list of military activities abroad seems rushed to many groups, especially with the Iraq war so fresh in the American memory.
In recent weeks Israel has threatened military action on Iran. The CIA has acknowledged that the Arab state does not possess a nuclear weapon, yet US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has indicated that Iran could produce one by spring.
