Political pressures on George W. Bush make the first few months of 2007 a very dangerous time for an escalation of war in the Middle East.

Intelligence sources say Bush - along with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair - are weighing the possibility of Israeli-led attacks on Syria and Iran, with the United States providing logistical back-up.

In this view, the proposed "surge" of U.S. troops to Iraq and the dispatch of a second aircraft carrier task force to Iranian waters are part of the plan.

For the full story on these troubling developments, go to the independent ConsortiumNews.Com.