So, Has Bush Declared War on Iran?

[leftyladyfrommo]

I was just over on www.hinessight.com and there are several articles out this morning on how Bush has already started a war with Iran (a secret war) - OK'd attacking Iranian stuff - like that Iranian building in Iraq.

This stuff is just scaring me to death. That man is just totally, completely out of control. Iran hasn't attacked anyone - they talk a good game but talk is cheap.

[havocmom]

1. Just waiting for an excuse. Oh, he put a carrier group within range of Iranian ground weapons

Remember the Maine?

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Or the Gulf of Tomkin? n/t

[havocmom]

12. By the time of Tonkin, it was an old trick

LIHOP for the Persian Gulf. If it doesn't happen fast enough, go attack a consolute and rough up some diplomats from the nation you want an excuse to invade.

Iran is in the path of several pipelines Bil Oil and Gas want build.

Iran also has treaties with Russia, and China... yes, same China thay holds a huge part of the US debt the junta and neocons have run up.

Can you say 'The end of America'? THAT is what this criminal gang seems intent on acheiving.

[Az]

2. Time line

Bush moves carrier group into range of Iranian Missiles in the gulf.

Bush makes speach about how we are not backing down. We must see this fight through yada yada yada.

The next day Bush orders an attack on an Iranian Consolate within Kurdish controled Iraq.

Bush is playing the part of the school yard bully and poking Iran in the chest repeatedly. His hope is that Iran comes out swinging (ie missiles fired at the carrier group). He will then tell the nation that Iran launched an unprovoked attack on our innocent little carrier group. He will then fan the flames of fear due to their nuclear research program and call for a Draft. This option was not available for Iraq due to political commitments that he refuses to go back on. But once Iran is in the mix he has made no such commitments and is free to kill more of our bravest.

[Amonester]

10. And, if (note: IF) Iran doesn't come out swinging, maybe the...

"area 51" secret "white" planes (PNAC-owned) will fire the missiles themselves...

What's a few hundreds of lower-class grunts worth to the War criminal cabal after all?

Remember their attack on the Pentagon on 2001/9/11.

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. He pokes his head around the corner and says,

"Fuck Azaman... fuck Amadaz... fuck Amanididi... Fuck whathisname, we're taking him out."

[MurrayDelph]

5. Declaring war is Pre-9/11 thinking

If you declare war, you have to actually notify the other side, and you have to treat their captured under
the Geneva Convention.

It's just so much easier to just do it first and defy Congress right to voice their opposition later.

[rhiannon55]

6. The Bush gang knew that Congress was going to cut the funding

so they secretly began attacking Iran (one of their new targets) WHILE THE EVIL CLOWN WAS MAKING HIS SPEECH. Now, if Congress cuts funding, they'll be cutting funding for soldiers who are ALREADY THERE. This will make the Dems look like they don't care about the soldiers. What an ingenious evil plan. Gods I HATE those horrible people!

[warrens]

7. Trying to provoke Iran into doing something so he can attack

Bush knows Iraq is toast, so he needs something to give his 8 years some sort of positive spin. Iran is the lucky ducky. And the whole Middle East is going to melt down.

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. Just watch - next thing you know Iranian troops will attack a radio

station on the German, er, Iraqi border.

[wiggs]

8. With signing of oil contracts with Iraq, first phase over. Next phase: Iran nt

[Norquist Nemesis]

9. The day he declared the War on Terror, Iran was included

It is a perpetual "global" war.