Iran

When the generals first starting coming out against the actions in Iraq my friend, John, said that it was all about Iran.

Well, once again, he was right.

Today a group of 21 generals and diplomats sent a letter to President Bush urging him to use diplomacy, not force, to resolve the situation with Iran.

"As former military leaders and foreign policy officials, we call on the Bush administration to engage immediately in direct talks with the government of Iran without preconditions to help resolve the current crisis in the Middle East and settle differences over the Iranian nuclear program," the letter said.

"We strongly caution against any consideration of the use of military force against Iran. The current crises must be resolved through diplomacy, not military action," it said.

It warned that an attack on Iran would have disastrous consequences for the region and for US forces in Iraq, further inflaming Muslim hatred and violence.

Further inflaming violence. Is it even possible? Iraq is a Civil War no matter what the administration says. The Taliban is gaining power. Hezbollah and Hamas hammered Israel.

I realize that Bush & Co. live in complete denial but where on earth do they think they will get the forces to take Iran? If they're planning on using Israel's intelligence they better think again. Apparently the best intelligence agency in the world was on par with "Curveball" about the strength of Hezbollah so do we really believe that they can tell us where to bomb in Iran? One would hope that even Bush would not be so delusional to buy the "greet us with flowers" line again.

Because to quote the President, "Fool me once, uh, uh, shame on me...fool me twice, uh, um, we won't get fooled again."