Rumsfeld's base plans could suggest attacks on Iran.

There's a debate whether Bush is intending to invade Iran this year over its nuclear program. Rumsfeld's recent visits to Azerbaijan might be evidence the U.S. military is being prepared for that possibility. Looks like Rummy is laying foundations for setting up mobile military bases in that undemocratic country, which borders Iran. If the U.S. is going to invade Iran, it needs another place close by for launching airplanes since Iraq is in a state of chaos. (Don't want insurgents blowing them up.) Azerbaijan satisfies that need.