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April 13, 2006
Pitt: How Crazy Are They?
About a year ago, when Dick Cheney first started doing his loony nuclear-saber-rattling number against Iran, I wrote an article for Democratic Underground detailling exactly why we shouldn't panic, that the United States simply lacked the geopolitical and military wherewithall to take a flying swat at Iran fledgeling nuclear programs (note plural). I've not seen much to dissuade me from that basic conclusion--that the Bushites are all bark and fundamentally biteless where it comes to Iran--that Cheney's periodic resurfacing to mumble about how big and ready his missiles are is the diplomatic equivalent of your neighbor's mutt snarling and yipping at you every evening when you pull into your driveway--that the noise is entirely about getting everybody scared in time for the 2006 elections.
But that said, I strongly recommend you read William PItt's article over at Truthout, "How Crazy Are They?" Because however rational we all may be, both us who opposed the Iraq invasion and those who supported it from all the fabrications tossed out by this administration, we also need to remember that a reclusive, insulated, desparate White House is as susceptible as any cornered yip-dog to lashing out when they think all their options have run out.
If you have a little more spare time, you could read Cindy Sheehan's "Don't Attack Iran," too. And if you've got even more spare time this weekend, think about going out to Crawford and actually seeing Cindy.
Posted by Bucky at April 13, 2006 07:17 AM | Permalink
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