Why the U.S. Won't Attack Iran

By Tom Engelhardt

10/07/08 "Tomgram" -- - It's been on the minds of antiwar activists and war
critics since 2003. And little wonder. If you don't remember the
pre-invasion of Iraq neocon quip, "Everyone wants to go to Baghdad. Real men
want to go to Tehran..." -- then take notice. Even before American troops
entered Iraq, knocking off Iran was already "Regime Change: The Sequel." It
was always on the Bush agenda and, for a faction of the administration led
by Vice President Cheney, it evidently still is.

Add to that a series of provocative statements by President Bush, the Vice
President, and other top U.S. officials and former officials. Take Cheney's
daughter Elizabeth, who recently sent this verbal message to the Iranians:
"[D]espite what you may be hearing from Congress, despite what you may be
hearing from others in the administration who might be saying force isn't on
the table... we're serious." Asked about an Israeli strike on Iran, she
said: "I certainly don't think that we should do anything but support them."
Similarly, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton suggested that the Bush
administration might launch an Iranian air assault in its last,
post-election weeks in office.

Consider as well the evident relish with which the President and other top
administration officials regularly refuse to take "all options" off that
proverbial "table" (at which no one bothers to sit...

On 13 Jul., 20:39, "al92653" xyz.com> wrote:

forget all those LONG bla bla article.

US is not able to atttack iran,
The reason is very simple
because it does not have enough Military and financial capacity.

the $ is falling US financial System is bankrupt.
and the same time US armee is bleeding in Iraq/afghanistan.

today 9 US soldiers killed in afghanistan, who can not deal with some
few tausend Afghan / Iraqi
AK47 fighters can not fight against Iran.

we are sabotaging ourselves with crime, criminal justice system, our
dependence on welfare, increases in immigration while millions are not
counted and hundreds of thousands are sleeping under bridges
I can tell you a story about what happened in a social security office in NJ
where they handed out hundreds of temporary social security cards to
overseals immigrants who came here to work at the borgata while thousands
are losing their homes here and who don't have jobs.
People raised their hands at the office asking how do they get a job ? Hell
they even had to wait after them to get served!
I am living in f rated air because of our dependence on dirty energy. Our
kids are not graduating. Every show on tv is about violence yet our
politicians nationally never talk about it. Politicans...

On 14 Jul., 02:55, "egg" yahoo.com> wrote:

I agree total with you.
many people sleeping at the street or in their cars,
good jobs are rare only bad paid jobs are available
of course no health insurance ...

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