Wildly Disproportionate Attack on Lebanon.. Pretext to Confront Iran

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

by Linda McQuaig

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0716-25.htm

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As Israeli firepower rained down on Lebanon last week, pundits here in the West wasted no time pinning the blame on — Iran.

"Iran and its radical allies are pushing toward war," wrote Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.

Washington defence commentator Edward Luttwak weighed in: "Iran's leaders have apparently decided to reject the Western offer to peacefully settle the dispute over its weapons-grade uranium-enrichment program."

In fact, Iran's leaders haven't rejected the "Western offer;" they've said publicly they will respond to it by Aug. 22. This isn't fast enough however to satisfy Washington, which considers the "offer" more of an ultimatum...

[AnOhioan]

1. The chimp will use it as a pretext...no doubt about it.

Despite the fact the Iran has indicated they are now willing to begin negotiations.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2393212&mesg_id=2393212

[aquart]

3. I still wanna know what Georgie plans to invade with.

And if anyone has told him the total population of Iran.

[AnOhioan]

4. Georgie is incapable of thinking that far ahead......

He just knows that he wants to teach them damn persians a lesson about who is the boss.

"Iranian Oil Bourse??? Hell, that ain't gonna make me money....now where is that damn 'football'?"

[Shipwack]

6. I think John Stewart answered this...

He'll just redeploy the troops from Iraq, killing two birds with one stone: taking out yet one more country in the Middle East, and proving that he really -does- have an exit strategy... :eyes:

Unfortunately, I agree with others in this thread that Bush (like many Americans) really think that Iran would be a pushover like Iraq. They don't realize that Iran is more militarily capable, and has better relations with other countries in that region. At the very least, we'll lose some ships in the Arabian (or Persian, if you prefer) Gulf.

[drduffy]

2. God, I hate the Empire

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

5. If we have to accept that...

...our nation has been hijacked and will be run for some time by fascist, imperialist, criminals, is it better that they be so mind numbingly inept and self deluding as BushCo has shown to be? Or would it be better if they were careful, calculating, and competent fascist, imperialist, criminals?

I waffle back and forth on the answer to this question. Maybe it shouldn't even be asked, I don't know.