Groundhog Day - Haven't we seen this movie before - Iran

[RamboLiberal]

We really are in repeat. I'd forgotten Ken Pollack has a big new book out warning us about Iran. I'm sure we can look forward to his numerous appearances on chat shows saying diplomacy is the best solution, but absent that war is probably a better choice than doing nothing. Rumsfeld will deny that there are any "war plans on his desk," giggling as our press fails to note that he neither bothers to make any plans nor does he actually use a desk. Andy Card will comment that one waits until after Labor Day to roll out any new product. Judith Miller, the current Queen of All Iraq, will develop exciting new sources within the new Iranian National Congress. With any luck, the balsa wood drones of death will reappear, as will scary plans for weapons of mass destruction which look like they'd been scribbled by a 5 year old. And, it'll all hit the fan right before the midterms as the Dems once again run and hide.

Wake me up, please.

...oh no, it's going to be worse. We'll have endless weepy tributes to "Iranian college students" who will overthrow the government by Crazy Andy and Tom Friedman. Friedman will write endless "soul searching" columns about "Tom Friedman's war." Oh Lord, it goes on and on... the last two years really did righteously suck. I don't want to do them again.

-Atrios 2:31 PM

http://atrios.blogspot.com/

GROUNDHOG DAY?....You know, I'm more than willing to believe that a nuclear-armed Iran would be a very bad thing indeed. But take a look at what's been going on just in the past few weeks:

The Israelis have made it clear that they believe Iran is fast becoming an imminent threat that justifies preemptive attack.

There's a multinational effort underway to persuade Iran to stop enriching uranium. The Europeans think they've reached a solid agreement, but the United States remains skeptical.

An exile group is loudly claiming that the Iranians are lying and there's a secret enrichment facility the Europeans don't know about.

Liberal hawk Kenneth Pollack has a big new book out telling us how dangerous Iran is.

I can't be the only one to think I've seen this script before, can I? Is real life turning into Groundhog Day?

—Kevin Drum 1:26 PM

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_11/005176.php

[Buzz Clik]

1. Great post....

but it won't happen this decade. We'll need to starve them out with a crippling embargo first. As soon as they are too weak to defend themselves, we'll go in.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Do me a favor

Read, Strenthening America's Defenses at the PNAC site

Then come back and tell me this will not happen in the next two years, TOPS

[Warpy]

4. I agree

All it needs is for Iran's nuclear plant to be bombed, and it doesn't matter by whom. The US and Israel will be blamed, and Iran will cross the border into Iran. They don't need to trump anything up. Blaming the bombing on Al Qaeda will probably be the way they try to wriggle off the hook to the American people, but I doubt many of us will buy it, even if it turns out to be true.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Remember how that movie ended

Only when the main character was willnig to make significant changes.

So this will ONLY Stop when we are willing to make these changes, or are forced from abroad, your choice