Net Llama! wrote:
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Michael Hipp wrote:
Net Llama! wrote:
Not make it worse with another war, would be an excellent start. It would
be one thing if Afghanistan was a shining example of a stable democracy,
and Iraq was following the same path. Seeing as how Afghanistan is really
not much different than it was 5 years ago, just no longer under the
control of the Taliban (which sounds nice on paper, but in reality is
meaningless), and Iraq is an unstable trainwreck, going off to war #3
doesn't sound like a sensible decision. Right now, we're a very long away
from exhausting all the diplomatic solutions for Iran. Considering how
emabrassingly poor the intelligence on Iraq (and 9/11 for that matter)
was, I can't see how any one can confidently justify skipping the
diplomatic approach in Iran.
I agree wholeheartedly.
Wow, the planets must have aligned or something. That never happens here
;)
But the deal is... I can't imagine there is anyone on the planet that
expects the diplomatic approach to actually work.
So now we have two options on the table. Neither of which will work.
I think its way too soon to tell if the diplomatic approach will work with
Iran. There are still quite a few options open (some in the UN, some
not). Just blindly assuming that they won't work is a convenient excuse
to go to war, and certainly is easier for Bush.
That may indeed be Bush's intentions. I hope not, but it would certainly
be consistent with the pattern.
However, there's nothing blind about expecting it not to work. Has it
ever worked? (On a foe such as this)?
My knowledge of history is unimpressive. But I know of no example to the
positive. In any case it could only be expected to yield results if
backed up with lethal force.
The UN is alternately an impotent, corrupt bureaucracy or a despotic
power monger ruled by petty tyrants and evil oppressors. I'd sooner hope
for Bush to do the right thing. It's that bad.
Michael
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