Following up on my previous post, I just came across a diary by Wesley Clark titled, "Is War with Iran Inevitable?" He offers an overview of the current situation as a discussion point to engage Americans in dialogue over this crucial issue. This is a man who I believe should be the Vice Presidential nominee on Al Gore's 2008 Democratic ticket, a four-star general, and a man with integrity and balls up to his eyebrows. I suggest you take a look at what General Clark has to say and keep it in mind. For the more inquisitive, for anyone who is really interested in this particular discussion, take a look at the comments section of the diary.
What I haven't mentioned previously, which Clark does briefly, is the news that Bush has sent two naval carrier groups into the Persian Gulf, and a third is likely on the way. These groups are equipped with Patriot missiles, a devastating weapon that has thus far not been employed at all in either Afghanistan or Iraq, their purpose no doubt to use on Iranian targets.
Fuck this war.
2 comments:
Loved Clark's little piece in dKos yesterday.
As to the carriers in the Gulf, you might want to take a look at Sen. Webb's interview on Hardball last week where he stated that he's worried about all the ships we're sending to the Gulf because it's actually rather narrow and presents maneuverability problems for the large carriers. He's worred about there being an international incident arising out of a collision of one of our ships with, for example, some Iranian ship.
Thanks for the comment, catzmaw. I'm glad that there are people like Clark and Webb in the halls of power that will not hesitate to give unyielding analysis when all we're fed day after day is platitudes and fallacy. I also appreciate the fact that you took the time to comment ... it's lonely over here.
As for big ships in small seas, that may be precisely what Herr Bush is looking for - a little collision here, an international incident there ... anything to give the slightest pretext to light up Iran. It's hard to imagine how so many could go along with ideas that are, on their face, unattainable and destructive.
People are talking now, and that's good, but we need to do more than that, I fear, if there's any chance to prevent the coming storm. What would you do?
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