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2006-07-14 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-14 14:38|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bush has been a second term bust except for the two Supremes he brought on (although he needed some prodding with respect to Harriett Meyers).

He continues to relinquish Presidential powers to the Judiciary and Congressional branches, particularly a president's war powers.

The continuous leaks and MSM publication of same has not resulted in any preventative result.

It appears Bush took the 2004 Democratic position that we need to consult more with our "allies" and thereby pretend we are taking action.

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-14 16:38|| 2006-07-14 16:38|| Front Page Top

#2 This is only July 2006. Bush's second term isn't even half over yet. Stay tuned.

Posted by Darrell 2006-07-14 17:00|| 2006-07-14 17:00|| Front Page Top

#3 CA, Bush said that US will not let mullahs have it. I think he meant it.

The apparent inaction may have some good reasons.

1. Bush knows that there is no way Iran can be convinced to forget about the nukes. The diplomacy is, to a large degree, a sideshow, from the POV of US administration. It may net allies in the military sense, but US is not counting on it. What Bush is essentially seeking is a tacit agreement from Uropeons, so that when the time comes, they won't go apeshit. By now, it has to be clear to Uros that the diplomacy avenue has been an abyssmal failure. And that has been the primary goal of this whole exercise.

2. There is no need to advertise what course of action US will take, specifically, to denny nukes to mullahnazis. Remember NYT. I think I don't need to elaborate on this point.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-07-14 17:13|| 2006-07-14 17:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Whatever their failings, the Bush administration (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice) is NOT stupid, and certainly does not lack confidence. If they are not 'doing something' in Iran, that is not why. Either they don't think it is the right thing to do right now, or they are doing something but you don't see it, or they CAN'T do something because existing politics and law don't support it. Americans don't want a war, and won't support one unless and until they get another Pearl Harbor or 9-11 (or worse).

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-07-14 17:25|| 2006-07-14 17:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Iran is a tough nut to crack, and the US wants to get all of our ducks in a row before we give it a go. We are using this interlude to make all kinds of diplomatic preparations, and to rebuild our depleted stocks of weapons, and to procure ASAP the new defensive and offensive weapons we will be needing.

This just plain takes time, even at full steam.

The White House and Pentagon have been quiet as heck because they are so busy. Clinton's White House produced daily hubbub, because it wasn't doing anything important or useful.

Notice you haven't heard anything out of Condi Rice for the longest time? Even with her IQ, she must be pushed to the limit calculating out what's next.

Remember also that if we attack Iran, we are going to try damn hard to keep our own casualties to a bare minimum. That raises degree of difficulty in planning by a factor of 10.

Ideally, Bush is creating a situation in which the Iranians will defeat themselves by doing something incredibly stupid and weak, right when we are ready to pounce.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-14 17:25|| 2006-07-14 17:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Gerecht is presuming he knows all the facts, everything that the Bush Administration knows - and more, since they're fumbling the ball in his view.

Bullshit. All of these handwringing exercises have that massive presumption in common.

Who do I believe?

This guy or Bush?

LOL.

Posted by Ebbinetle Uninemp2325 2006-07-14 21:26|| 2006-07-14 21:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Let's try an analogy here. Iran is a zit. A big old nasty puss filled pimple. Now I realize it may have been awhile since your average Rantburger has had to contend with one of these, but I know you've all been there.

When excising a zit, you don't just rush in and try and pop the thing. Odds are you'll displace most of the puss further under the unbroken skin and end up with an even nastier mess. What you need to do is carefully lance the bastard with a sterile implement, selectively determine the best vantage points, then slowly apply increasing pressure until until the infected material is forcibly removed.

Gerecht is a smart guy, but he doesn't know what he's talking about on this one. Regarding Iran, the administration has all the focus and concentration of a teenager getting ready to remove a major blemish.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2006-07-14 22:50|| 2006-07-14 22:50|| Front Page Top

#8 And the prom is coming up very very soon... :)

Posted by Ebbinetle Uninemp2325 2006-07-14 22:56|| 2006-07-14 22:56|| Front Page Top

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