Coming soon to a theater of war near you: The U.S. assault on Iran
Below is the InstaLetter I contributed to the Asheville Citizen-Times that ran in Saturday’s issue.
Coming soon to a theater of war near you: The U.S. Assault on Iran. Critics have noted that the publicity campaign for this long-anticipated sequel bears an uncanny resemblance to the original 2003 production—the American Tragedy in Iraq. Designed to once again frighten us into submission, the Bush Administration spin machine conjures up visions of mushroom clouds over our shores and other fear-inducing propaganda that deceptively portray Iran as a grave and imminent threat to our national security.
I would have said more, but InstaLetters are limited to 50 words, and this is 79 words as it is. If I’d had room, I would have ended with:
This blockbuster, featuring a cast of thousands of young Americans and millions of Iranians of all ages, is produced and directed by the White House in a ruthless, last-ditch attempt to salvage President George W. Bush’s legacy (i.e., the worst president in the history of this nation).
Recommended reading on the
impending disaster:
Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock: Countdown to Midnight in Persia
Pentagon “Three-Day Blitz” Plan for Iran
Will President Bush Bomb Iran?
Nuclear Watchdog Chief Warns of “Last Chance” for Iran
Do We Have the Courage to Stop War with Iran?
“The horrifying consequences of an unprovoked U.S. attack on Iran should be painfully obvious to everyone. . . . Possibly millions dead, chaos and war that spread across the globe, severe economic dislocation and possibly economic collapse, the complete isolation of the United States from the community of nations, and still more and still worse — possibly including the imposition of martial law in the U.S. itself.”
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Do the Dems have spine enough to stop this one?
Will the military leaders finally decide that the Bush decimation of its armies has gone too far, and stage a coup?
I can only imagine that Bush poppped in to bully Petraeus, to give him his marching orders for next week’s report.
And Georgie, a chicken-hawk ever and always, flew into Anbar, one of the safest provinces in Iraq (thanks to the Brits) and never left the air base, though he claimed he had gone there to “see it for himself.” What, the PX?
If Bush launches a war against Iran, he will need to declare marshall law. The revolution will begin.
Comment by Cecil Bothwell — September 3, 2007 @ 6:17 pm