So how long before Iran?

[Blue_State_Elitist]

Our main concern is apparently now to protect Israel. :(

Will we see an invasion conveniently executed before the midterms?

[BushOut06]

1. Pretty clever, you got to hand it to them

If you oppose military action against Iran, now you're being anti-Israel.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

2. Absolutely

Gotta find something, the whole "imminent threat thing national security" thing is a little tired.

[Behind the Aegis]

7. It is clever...

...because any military action will result in charges of "the massive power of the Israeli lobby," and "soldiers dying for another country." It is "win-win" for BushCO. They get their war and a scapegoat to boot!

[Auntie Bush]

3. Yes, we will! Bigtime! n/t

[Nutmegger]

4. WAR, WAR, WAR!!!

:rofl:

[IsItJustMe]

5. Probably when the chimps approval rating is back up to a firm 40%.

[4freethinking]

6. Bush warns Iran on Israel

CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said he hoped to resolve the nuclear dispute with Iran with diplomacy, but warned Tehran he would "use military might" if necessary to defend Israel.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060320/pl_afp/usirannuclearisrael_060320195105

[radfringe]

8. initally I thought

he would wait until after the mid-terms

however - his poll numbers are in the toilet, and the repugs are pretending they don't know him

Booga-booga isn't working that well to boost bush*'s numbers, and those numbers are dragging down the repugs numbers. Plus, all this "happy talk" about Iraq is not doing him any good either.

from a political perspective - just rattling sabers, beating war drums and yelling "boo" isn't enough to absolutely secure a "win" for repugs and to ensure a compliant/submissive Congress in November

as I've said many times - there are two scenarios - both end with invading Iran

1. Israel attacks Iran, Iran retailiates against Israel and then we have to invade Iran to protect Israel.

2. Terror attack on US soil - and it doesn't matter who attacks - Iran will get the blame and we invade. (this one is a bit more risky - afterall the bushies have been saying we are safer, so if there's a terror attack on US soil - how safe are we really?)

Either scenario will undercut the Dems - afterall how could you be against defending a little country such as Israel from a brutal regime such as Iran, or refuse defend your own country from terrorists?

Scenario 1 is the probable - timing wise - I'm looking at September/October - this gives the GOPers 1-2 months of "outrage" and plenty of time to slam their Dem opponent. And yeah, there will be some "emergency" session for a quick up/down vote on another war resolution.

in a nutshell - our troops in IRAQ will get some good news and some bad news

Good news: "We're pulling out of Iraq"
Bad News: "We're going to Iran"

[Neil Lisst]

9. two weeks ago, I would have within a year. now, within THIS year

[NNN0LHI]

10. They will greet us as liberators while dancing in the streets n/t