Distraction or Destruction???

Yeah so the title is a little annoying, but whatever. As I wrote a few days ago the Bushies seem to be escalating not just in Iraq but toward Iran. Now, Sec. Gates confirms that the aircraft carrier and the PATRIOT missiles are, in fact, aimed at intimidating Iran (Iran Target of US Gulf Military Moves, Gate Says). NSA Hadley is quoted as saying "the US was 'going to need to deal with what Iran is doing inside Iraq'." The Dark-Lord Veep Baldy McBalderson evidently "accused Iran of 'fishing in troubled waters inside Iraq'". Sally Hemmings, I mean Condoleeza Rice said, "I think there is plenty of evidence that there is Iranian involvement with these networks that are making high-explosive IEDs [improvised explosive devices] and that are endangering our troops, and that's going to be dealt with" (Bush's New Iran Policy-No Evidence of IED Charge). She has yet to provide any evidence, but that's not really her style, so nothing too surprising there.

The real question seems to be is this for real or is this a slight-of-hand? "Look at Iran, they are the reason Iraq is a failed state..." Truth is the end of that sentence is the key, they can either say, "...it's not our fault but there is nothing we can do because the American public (losers and francophile cowards that they are) won't let us win so we have no choice but to leave" or it can end with "...that's exactly why we need to bomb them." Is it wait and see? Well, there is a march on Washington the weekend of January 27, maybe a large energetic and mobilized anti-war movement can make the former more likely than the latter.

Be Brave. Be Kind. Be Loving.