So .... he launches air stikes against Iran ...... what will the national reaction be?

[Stinky The Clown]

Personally, I think if he were to do something so foolhardy, he'd be out of office fast. I honestly think the votes to impeach will be there.

[LynnTheDem]

1. Ideally impeach indict imprison.

Not any consolation for the dead nor those who will be dead because of george w. bush's insane stupidity.

[bdrube]

2. Initial Support That'll Quickly Fade

History shows that any President who launches military action
gets an initial bump of support (even Carter after the Hostage
rescue debacle), but it will likely fade very fast.

After that it will depend on just how big a catastrophe it is.

[motocicleta]

3. I kinda doubt it.

Never underestimate the power of the public to become sheeple when the US is involved in a military conflict. At least at first.

No, I think the votes to impeach will come before the first bombs are dropped.

My worry is that he will give the order to bomb before impeachment, then good American military officers will refuse, and some sort of civil war could start between military units loyal to Bush and those loyal to the USA. I know, I'm a tad high strung, but it seems more and more possible as the Bush admin gets more and more cornered and continues to come out with crazier and crazier stuff like "I am the decision maker," and, "They won't stop us."

[Bitwit1234]

4. If congress has not authorized it bush will be

committing treason. Read the constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 says that congress and congess only have the power to declare war. And if bush starts a war on Iran he is committing treason. No two ways about it. Gonzales can not interpert the constitution. It says in no undercertain words, congress must authorize war. Go read it.

[Kablooie]

8. But Bush says that it's just continuance of the Iraq war.

The Iranians involved themselves so the war continues against them without new congressional approval. It's idiotic logic but they've already said as much.

[patricia92243]

5. When the nation can see that absolutely he has been lying about it - will they turn on him? I know

lying about going to war is not as bad as lying about one's private sexual life - :sarcasm: but I just wonder if the public really would finally get his number.

[0rganism]

6. Don't forget the buildup, tho -- it's gotta look "natural"

If bush launches an unprovoked bombing campaign, that's treading very close to impeachment territory, and who knows what else.

However, if Iran can be linked sufficiently to something like, say, an attack on one of the many American naval vessels in the Tonkin- pardon me, Persian Gulf or Mediterranean, it's a different sell altogether. Likewise, if they prop something up that suggests Iran's selling uranium to Hezbollah or Iraqi militia groups, and no one steps up to call them on it, we'll be looking at a very different public opinion scenario. However, he doesn't have any more elections to win, so he's basically untouchable in that respect.

All bush has to do is avoid that 67th yea vote in the senate and he'll still be around to issue the necessary pardons in January '09.

[jaxx]

7. It damn well better not be bipartisan.

[izzie]

9. Bush can not shock me any more. I am sure he will do some

thing even more wild than he has done already.

[Solo_in_MD]

10. It would be with consultation ahead of time

- Would require serious provocation
- Would have the tacit support of Pelosi and others before the strike

[vixengrl]

11. I honestly think there will be some people

and heaven knows I don't know these people, or agree with these people, but I've nonetheless seen 'em and know of them, who will, ignorant of recent history, blind to the deceptions of the Iraq Force justification and just brimming, brimming I say, with Limbaughsity and Foxhardiness, will declare they "Support their president in this time of crisis." They will demand the Congress amend the constitution back to allowing any number of terms for Presidens and start thinking about whether there's any way to cram the flight suit with codpiece onto Rushmore.

The overwhelming majority I hope and am too agnostic to pray, at this point, would see the attack for what it was and be visibly concerned--"What happened? Why?"

(Because, it has to happen within the next two years--a plausable narrative can only unfold so quickly. They'd have to forget what we all know--the IRAQ JUSTIFICATION WAS BUILT ON SAND--WITH OIL UNDERNEATH IT.)

If the story of this Administration's lies can be kept straight, if the thread of PNAC can be teased out of the warp and woof of our ill-woven foreign policy, and the fallacies be hauled into the light of day--well,

Maybe he and all, all, All, ALL, ALL his are tossed out of the halls of power.

I'd love to see him out, but I don't want to see us vs. Iran. I want the recognition of their incompetence and depravity hauled out before it comes to that, really.

[caligirl]

12. Mitch Mc Connell would quit him. so without Warner, McConnell etc, Impeachment!