Deja Vu All Over Again

While there are many dangers in the world, the threat from Iraq stands alone -- because it gathers the most serious dangers of our age in one place.
-- President George W Bush, 10/2002 (courtesy of whitehouse.gov)

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told senators Thursday that the United States faces "no greater challenge from a single country" than from Iran.
-- CNN, 3/9/06 (courtesy of CNN.com)


Do these assholes and slimy nutbaggers think we're fucking stupid? That we ALL have the collective attention spans of frigging mayflies?

We're seeing the same tired scenario play out again. Our Leader accuses, which causes a targeted nation to start acting defensive, and Our Leader claims that as justification for bellicose rhetoric / sanctions / war. Need I remind them:

- That Saddam was our best friend in the world in the early 80s during the Iran-Iraq War (complete with picture of Rumsfeld shaking Saddam's hand)?

- That the CIA toppled the government in Iran in the 50s, and do you think the Iranians have forgotten that?

- That Iran is three times larger and has twice the population of Iraq?

- That the last military adventure in Iraq has resulted in billions of dollars pissed down the toilet to no good purpose? Even our allies think we're idiots now.

So, we do it again.

Here's a riddle: What is it when you fail at something and you keep trying it over and over again, in hopes of a different result?

It's called insanity.