After a brief interruption of his New Hampshire vacation to meet President Bush in the family compound at Kenebunkport, Maine, French President Nicolas Sarkozy came away convinced his U.S. counterpart is serious about bombing Iran’s secret nuclear facilities. That’s the reading as it filtered back to Europe’s foreign ministries:

Addressing the annual meeting of France’s ambassadors to 188 countries, Mr. Sarkozy said either Iran lives up to its international obligations and relinquishes its nuclear ambitions — or it will be bombed into compliance. Mr. Sarkozy also made it clear he did not agree with the Iranian-bomb-or-bombing-of-Iran position, which reflects the pledge of Mr. Bush to his loyalists, endorsed by Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut Independent. But Mr. Sarkozy recognized unless Iran’s theocrats stop enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels under inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), we will all be “faced with an alternative that I call catastrophic.”"

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ahmmm, when have we had the last declaration of war? WWII right? plus a president can wage war for like 90 days before asking congress, and to top it off, most Democrats willingness to stand up to Bush is non-existing.

We like war, it’s what we good at. It makes money. How else are we continue to claim “We are # 1 in the World” ? Health care?, nope, Education?, nope, Infant mortality rate?, nope, worker rights? nope, civil liberties?, nope, ….

I came to this country some 17 years ago and things have been getting progressively worse year by year, but the last 6 years I wake up every morning and the first words out of my mouth are “WTF”, I am still in a night mare, I want to wake up!

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They [the source's institution] have “instructions” (yes, that was the word used) from the Office of the Vice-President to roll out a campaign for war with Iran in the week after Labor Day; it will be coordinated with the American Enterprise Institute, the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, Commentary, Fox, and the usual suspects. It will be heavy sustained assault on the airwaves, designed to knock public sentiment into a position from which a war can be maintained. Evidently they don’t think they’ll ever get majority support for this–they want something like 35-40 percent support, which in their book is “plenty.”

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What has to happen, Kai, is that Democrats have to take seriously their responsibility to check the President’s power to make war. That is, Heath Shuler and the gang need to look Bush in the eye and tell him that they will not authorize any funding without iron clad guarantees that he’ll bring a formal declaration of war against Iran before the Congress.

I’m not betting on any of that happening mind you. It’s less likely that Democrats will stand up to Bush on the war than it is that Bush will invade Iran.

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Well in the end no one but Bush and Co really knows and if they actually do attack Iran then “WTF-GHU” (Translation: What the F..k – G.. help us; take your pick)

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http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/17/060417fa_fact

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This, along with the odd announcement that North Korea is off said list makes for a weird time.

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I know we don’t have the troops to do the latter.

I also recall a fair amount of Ogga-Booga prior the bombing and invasion of Iraq.

My post point was to show what folks are thinking/saying, rather than sound an blog alarm.

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What if you’re wrong?

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, and

As I’ve written before, I’m sure the NeoCons want to invade Iran… thankfully, it’s not physically possible right now.

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As I’ve written before, I’m sure the NeoCons want to invade Iran… thankfully, it’s not physically possible right now.

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“As we head into the Month Which Everything Changes, here’s the basic outline of The Deal:

1) Democrats, to court Republicans, agree to declare a bit of victory (“situation improving…”)

2) They compromise on a bill which suggests very strongly that maybe, just maybe, if security conditions “continue to improve” that Bush should consider, if he wants, bringing some troops home. But, you know, nothing that constrains his authority as Supreme Leader to do whatever the hell he wants.

3) Since troop levels can’t be sustained, this is in fact what happens beginning April so that by November of 2008, the number of troops in Iraq is just about precisely what it was two years (!) previously, when the awesome surge began.

4) Everyone owns the war now.”

Will Shuler bow down and surrender to George Bush’s propaganda? Probably so. He’ll have plenty of company and then wonder why so few Democrats came out to vote in November, 2008.

Show some character, people. It’s only fear keeping you from standing up to President 30%. Fear of being called names at Beltway Cocktail Parties and on Fox News. It’s pathetic.

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I think I fixed the problem – does it look okay now?

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If they were to stand by and let an attack happen wouldn’t they be just as accountable?

Where will it all end?

Who’s on the list after Iran?

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Maybe Heath Shuler can stop him.

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Throw in a ticking clock on Bush’s Presidency, his belief in his divine inspiration, and a general disregard for the horrors of war, and you’ve got a war a’brewin’.

I think he’ll go for it, and we’ll all be paying the price for decades to come.

Maybe Heath Shuler can stop him.

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