Via Think Progress, the Jerusalem Post is reporting that, according to a senior Israeli official, Preznit Dumbya and his boss, Dead-eye Dick Cheney, believe that military action against Iran is needed, and an attack on Iran would come during the remainder of their sorry Assministration. That's just great. These jackasses want to open a third front, with major unfinished business in Afghanistan and Iraq (not to mention Pakistan). Al Qaeda would be thrilled to see us attack another Islamic country (albeit Shia) - - better for recruiting, while allowing them to rebuild unmolested. Defense Secretary Gates and Secretary Rice are allegedly urging restraint. The Joint Chiefs and our senior military officers would likely go ballistic if ordered to attack Iran, with the armed forces stretched beyond the breaking point as it is.
According to the latest National Intelligence Estimate, Iran has shut down its nuclear weapons program. Moreover, Iran's influence in the region grew after Chimpy's ill-advised invasion of Iraq. Imagine what this war would be like, with a country more than twice Iraq's population and more than three times its size.
It's bad enough that Chimpy wants to dump a problem of his making off on the next President. It's criminal that he will leave an even more dangerous situation for America if a war with Iran is begun on his watch.
