Don't you miss all the "Bush Will Nuke Iran" threads around here?

[NNN0LHI]

We used to have several every day. Weren't they a hoot?

Don

[jpak]

1. He still might!

:scared:

[bigtree]

2. do you know for certain that he wasn't inclined to do just that?

I think the 'hoot' comes from folks who believed that we should have put ANYTHING past that administration.

[NNN0LHI]

3. Yes I was pretty certain

[bigtree]

5. I don't think a bit of harm was done

. . . by even the most alarmist speculation of his intent toward Iran. I believe that speculation actually encouraged whatever measure or writ of restraint we're benefiting from today. I never underestimate the effort it takes to influence the public (and legislative) debate. In the case of Iran, I believe raising the prospect of an imminent attack may have prevented what I saw as a mission creep in that direction.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. I think that they were definitely "jonesing" to attack Iran

The problem (for them) was that Iraq became too much of a disaster, both militarily and politically, for them to be able to attack Iran. Had Iraq been truly a "cakewalk" (complete with candy and flowers being thrown at the feet of our soldiers and a successful transition to a friendly Jeffersonian democracy), you can almost bet that they would've gone after Iran- it was part of the "axis of evil" after all- eventually.

[CJCRANE]

6. Um..didn't a report come out that basically said

that they just couldn't afford to in the end?

I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere. Cheney was eager to but the military top brass advised against it.

[cloudbase]

7. About as much as I miss

all the "there won't be an election in '08-Bush will take over the government" threads.