here we go again.

[kuangning]

Y'know, for a nation that gets bored with repeats of our television shows, we sure are tolerant of repeated idiocy from our government.

We're not done in Afghanistan but we jump to Iraq. Iraq's not going well, so we ... what? Turn to take on Iran. What is this? Government for the Attention Deficit Disordered? Perhaps Diplomacy for the Sandbox Bully? And whatever it is, can we be finished with it, yet?

One former defense official said the military planning was premised on a belief that "a sustained bombing campaign in Iran will humiliate the religious leadership and lead the public to rise up and overthrow the government," The New Yorker pointed out.

Say that again? Is that not the self-same line of thinking that leads to terrorist cells bombing American targets because they want our government's policies to change? And we all know how well it's worked on us. Why, the very DAY after 9/11, boy, you remember, the whole country rose up and tossed that Bush administration out on its ...

Right.

Well, maybe we should've. Had we known then what we know now, we might have. I hope. Just like I hope that this newest foolishness gets nowhere. I hope. But I really don't believe, anymore.

Comments

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

We need more people like you to express our utter outrage.

[pnendick.livejournal.com]

You nabbed the one comment that stuck me most in that article. If there's a reason to fear another insane war such as one against Iran it's the return of the "war promotes grassroots uprising" rhetoric. We've heard this before every major American war in my lifetime. Let's hope the rumors of using tactical nuclear weapons is wrong. J'ai peur...

The best part is...

[puppeteer.livejournal.com]

...that this was the tactic tried in Cuba. That worked GRRRREAT!