Must reading at firedoglake. Bush-Cheny want a war with Iran, and the Democrats have played right into Bush’s hands:
Throughout this inexorable march to war, the Democratic Congress has done worse than nothing. They’ve voted for resolutions condemning Iran without having the factual basis for knowing what Iran is doing or intends, relying only on neocon and Administration propaganda. They’d listened to dishonest and crazed warmongers like Joe Lieberman, for heaven’s sake. They’ve voted for resolutions that would support regime change, but they’ve refused to pass resolutions or amendments that would require the Administration to seek new authorization to start a war with Iran. Most of our Democratic Presidential candidates — Kucinich and Gravel excepted — have pretended to be “serious” people by refusing to rule out military strikes against Iran, even nuclear strikes. These are not serious positions; they are seriously irresponsible.
This is a war that, at this point, upwards of 75% of the people in this country would oppose, yet it’s likely our Democratic Congress will do nothing to stop it. As for Bush, it’s almost as if he was trying to take vengeance on this country for turning against him by doing the maximum harm possible in the time he has left.
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