Today Israel announced that after meeting with President Bush they both agree that "something tangible" needs to be done against Iran. We've already sanctioned them. That hasn't really worked out. Clearly he doesn't believe that negotiations are in order. What else could they have in mind?Looks like we're about to go to war against Iran. We still haven't defeated the Taliban in Afghanistan, in fact they are getting stronger. Our surge in Iraq was successful. However, "surge" by definition is temporary. Nobody has really said what we're going to do after the surge. Surely, we cannot maintain those levels in Iraq indefinitely. But, it looks like we are on our way to war with Iran. Great. I'm sure that's going to help out our economy. Bush appears to be trying to squeeze in another war before he leaves office.
It seems like we have had increasingly strong rhetoric against Iran lately. We also have sent a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf. Defense Secretary Gates says we sent the other carrier not as an escalation, but as a "reminder" to the Iranians. Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton has called for air strikes against Iranian targets in Southern Iraq.
That's funny. Even at the height of the Cold War when Russia was a clear and direct threat against America, Reagan said "The only way there could be war is if they start it; we're not going to start a war." He also said "History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap." Obviously, this administration views both war and government much differently than Ronald Reagan.
Brace yourself Americans. We're on our way to another war. This time the enemy will be better armed, better financed and with the direct ability to effect our economy. Does Bush really believe that a war against Iran will make the United States safer or stronger?
