“iran has stated publicly that they want to start the apocalypse and bring in the final mufti”
Iran is a peaceful country that has NOT invaded anyone in 250 years. While the USA (Bless my country) in its short life has started 311 or so wars of aggression, and let’s not forget Israel. What is your source for this quote? This sounds like you are buying into propaganda. I’m sure you are smarted than that.

When G.W. Bush was told by CIA Director George Tenet that if he really wanted to take on the countries that supported or harboured terrorists, he’d be facing a “sixty country problem”, the president replied “we’ll pick them off one at a time”, (B. Woodward, Bush at War, p. 49).

More than 15 years earlier, Dick Cheney as the G.H. Bush defence secretary in a document known as the Defence Planning Guidance argued “that the U. S. should be prepared to use force if necessary to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons… and should maintain U. S. military primacy and discourage the emergence of a rival power” (M. R. Gordon, New York Times, January 27, 2003).

In year 2000, the Democratic Party of U. S. called for a new doctrine of “Forward Engagement” which is not a self-defence policy. (Allen and Gellman, “Pre-emptive Strike”). As we see, pre-emptive strikes to halt the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction, to take on the countries that supported or harboured terrorists or a desire to spread “democracy” are only scenarios to have a pretext to occupy and colonize these rich lands before the emergence of the rival powers.

Colonization is not the desire of a president or the will of that prime minister. It is not because of the policy of this or that ruling party. It is engendered in the imperialist system itself. It has its roots in our past jungle life. Devour before being devoured. With this system, wars and human sufferings will continue and the world will become more and more a dangerous place to live.

There is a scientific alternative to all of these human miseries: global socialism!

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Just mentioning in passing that an attack was going to happen. Acquaintances and business clients told me it would never happen. That said in a very patronizing and condescending way to me, “Relax Sam, Bush is not going to attack Iraq. He’s not about to do that! Where do you get your information? You can’t believe everything you read on the Internet.”

Well, we see how that turned out don’t we?

An attack on Iran would be continuing the neocon Project For the New American Century agenda.

Frankly, I don’t think Bush/Cheney have any intention of going anywhere in January. I’ve thought this since the night of the Judicial Coup of 2000. These people think they are above the law without any consequences.

I’ll be surprised if they leave, unless they have been well assured by neocons Obama/McCain that the Bush Crime Family neocon agenda will continue.

An attack on Iran could lead to Bush declaring a “state of national emergency” where Bush declares this is not the time to change “leaders.”

It seems to me that these people didn’t put Directive 51 in place just so it could collect dust sitting on the table over in the corner. It was put in place for a reason.

None of this would surprise me if it happened. And there would be no consequences to any of it happening.

No one can force Bush/Cheney to leave. The Bush-enabling Dems with their “yes” votes helped install Roberts and “Unitary Executive” Alito to the Supreme Court.

Most of the “Dems” in congress would declare their unconditional support for Bush/Cheney staying on, slap them on the back and tell them, “we’re awfully glad you’re staying on, we were hoping you wouldn’t have to go, and we’ll continue to do whatever you want us to do for you as we have been for the last 8 years.”

And most of the “Dems” in congress would rally and stand behind Pelosi (who would be standing in front of a wall of flags) when she spews this drivel:

“I ask that the American people stand with me united behind George W. Bush at this very critical juncture in our nation’s history.”

And then the woman would end her speech with the required “god bless america” tag line.

So we’re probably not going to attack. Yet. But stay tuned for further details. And watch the price of oil.

The Iranians are not foolish.

The United States so-called government cannot know what the totality of an Iranian response to attack will be. Since they don’t know that the more rational minds in the Pentagon and the apparatchiks in the various departments will stifle any kickoff of an overt attack on Iran, at least during the w. bush administration.

High gasoline prices are the number one issue in the country at the moment. An attack on Iran would virtually guarantee those prices will rise dramatically. That would mean even further political purgatory for the republicans. In addition, in the event of an attack the chances increase that Obama will be elected president and the republicans could not count on him to carry on the war they started. It’s plausible Obama could simply call the whole thing off when he takes office. He might even offer to pay the Iranians reparations for damages.

In regard to israel, al-Maliki has already stated that Iraqi airspace is off limits to israeli aircraft. The israelis could of course ignore that and fly through and refuel over Iraq anyway, but that would give the Iranians carte blanche to retaliate against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and step up a destabilisation campaign against the Iraqi government. In other words, if the israelis made a quick in-and-out attack by flying over Iraq the Iranians would justifiably consider the Americans and the Iraqis to be participants. The israelis would fly home to safety and leave American (and Iraqi) troops, assets and interests to receive the punishment in response.

Contrary to much media speculation, I suspect that is precisely what Admiral Mullen was telling the israelis a week or two ago: “If you start a fight with Iran then run away back home, American troops will be forced to deal with the situation you created. If you do pick a fight you had better be prepared to finish it yourselves. The United States does not want war with Iran at this time and we will hold israel responsible for Iranian attacks against U.S. troops and U.S. assets as a result of israeli actions.”