Elvis needs boats

[johncomic]

I see in some online news that little Iranian boats are buzzing and harassing the US Navy. "The incident ought to remind us all just how real is the threat posed by Iran and just how ready we are to meet that threat if it comes to it," Adm. Mike Mullen — chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — said.

After the fiasco of the evaporating Iraqi WMD, I wouldn't be at all shocked to see such Iranian "aggression" touted as a rationale to invade -- only to have it turn out that the little boats weren't a threat after all, it was a "misunderstanding" or a "failure of intelligence". Surely I'm not the only one who has been led to feel that the American administration is getting itchy to invade Iran, for whatever reason[s]... if I felt like getting really paranoid, I could wonder if these little boats are actually Iranian, or merely made to appear Iranian.

Whatever, I don't like it.

Comments

[weatherguy2000.livejournal.com]

Since Congress has said that Iran's Revolutionary Guard (or whatever their national army is called) is a terrorist organization, that basically gives Bush carte blanche for invading Iran whenever he damn well feels like it.

And I wonder if he'll just happen to feel like it the morning of January 20, 2009.

[weatherguy2000.livejournal.com]

I hope Stark succeeds.

"Ask Congress specifically at the time or there will be trouble."

Like that ever stopped him before. Especially with this Congress. Either Pelosi and Reid are very smart, or they're very dumb. Being that Reid is keeping the Senate in pro forma sessions so Bush can't make any interim appointments, I'd say he's smart, but damn, I wish the Dems would wake up on this legislation thing.

[chiabrit.livejournal.com]

Dubya wants to go out with a bang on all counts economical, military, civil liberty and historically.

With all the flash and noise around Iran when was the last time you heard a peep about China?

Nothing wrong with being paranoid.

[jaymarcy.livejournal.com]

I've every reason to believe Dubya wants to drop a bomb on Iran, from his agreeing with Bejamin Netanayu(sp?), former Israeli PM that nuking Iran before they build weapons is a strong possibilty, right down to the faked "We're Coming to Get Youuuuuu" audio crap the U.S. released. The Iranian audio released sounded far more authentic (the noise of motor boats in the background, the official designation of ships identified ("Coalition Forces vessel #" as the Iranians hailed them...), responses etc....), and further lays proof that the Bush Crime Family has every intention of either leaving office with a bang, or suspending elections altogether should there be war with Iran.
Paranoid? Hell, you're likely on the mark...

[sboyko.livejournal.com]

I like the Mojo Nixon reference!

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

As I was hoping someone would!