--- In [email protected], "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I posted this information, to make people aware, that a military > build-up will be in place by the end of the month... > Bush is goading the Iranians in every way to attack first. > The president of Iran, is in a weak position with his people, this is > true, and a war with the United States and Israel, is his stated goal; > to fulfill some kind of crazy prophesy, and to increase his leadership > by standing up to a super-power, and so on. > By the same token Bush may feel that the country would rally around him > in a crisis. > The bottom line is it's all about controlling the oil in that region. > All of the shipping lanes could possibly be blocked in the Persian > Gulf, blocking all oil from the region. > In addition all of the countries of the middle east would be pulled > into the chaos. > But, the U.S. will continue to militarily protect it's interests in the > Persian Gulf, and the weapons which are there in that area, could be > used if push comes to shove... > r.g. > I haven't read in his own words that the President of Iran's stated goal is a war with Israel and the US. Do you have a quote for that?
Regarding Bush, he is like the overgrown school yard bully, taunting the smaller weaker kids until one takes a swing at him so he can them beat the shit out of them, claiming self-defense. What an asshole.
