The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted back in favour of military action before President George Bush leaves office in 18 months, the Guardian has learned.
The shift follows an internal review involving the White House, the Pentagon and the state department over the last month. Although the Bush administration is in deep trouble over Iraq, it remains focused on Iran. A well-placed source in Washington said: “Bush is not going to leave office with Iran still in limbo.”
Sunday, July 15, 2007
OH, BLOODY HELL
Because that's what it will be:
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What happens if he doesn't secure the oil in Iraq, loses the oil from Saudi Arabia, and doesn't try to seize the oil from Iran?
He is being controlled.
The only free will he can now exercise is to resign, but Cheney will not then resign.
I am speculating, Ellroon. I want you to know, even when I seem certain in my phrasing, I am not. I want it not to be so bad. I want there not to be a war on Iran.
The loss of oil, however, will be brutal, and realpolitic is being practiced even in the Democratic party. Did not the Senate just practically authorize another blank check?
From an economic view, to stave off oil collapse a little longer would buy time to develop alternative technologies. But truthfully we will never develop the alternatives before we need them.
We need an oil intervention.
Hemp oil would be a nice alternative, in my opinion.
Maybe a no driving day would get some public attention. It would at least be a day we are not contributing as much to the problem.
But as far as invading Iran to get their oil, it compounds our present situation and does not kick the can very far down the road at all. In fact, that can is probably an improvised explosive device.
I don't think we'd attack Iran for their oil. I think it is 1) the nuclear threat to Israel and the world (that's why Lieberman is so passionate about Bush right now), 2) to take out the Iranian infrastructure so they are not a threat to Saudi Arabia and will not be able to take a huge chunk of Iraq for themselves, 3) to keep oil at the obscene price it is right now.
They don't give a fuck what the world's outraged reaction will be, they have their PNAC agenda, and they are going to do it while they have such a grip on power.
I think you also need to look at *who* Iran has made deals with. I think it does have to do with oil, but not "we want their oil" but "we don't want *them* to have their oil". Denying someone else's supply is just as good as having your own private stockpile.
This is still the PNAC in action, which is all about global dominance through controlling energy reserves.
We need to impeach Cheney first so he'll never get any closer to the red button....
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