War with Iran already started?

[R00k]

First we have the study that was posted on rawstory yesterday, which is scary enough:
http://rawstory.com//news/2007/Study_US ... _0828.html


But also, in president Bush's speech to the American Legion yesterday, we find this tiny, almost innoncent-sounding line:

I have authorized our military commanders in Iraq to confront Tehran's murderous activities.

( http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases ... 828-2.html )

Now I may just be paranoid, but this sentence sounds an awful lot like the statement he made when he informed the country that he had already ordered military strikes on Iraq. Does it not?

This shit is getting a little scary as the year wears on, and I really wouldn't put it past him (would anyone?) to order our military to strike Iran without telling a soul in Congress or anywhere else until after the fact. In fact, I postulated this quite a while back, when he first started talking about how Iran was attacking our troops in Iraq, and how this could be used as a pretext for launching an attack on Iran under the guise of "self defense."

Anybody care to ease my paranoia here?

[R00k]

Okay, looks like we also have some hostages now. I just saw this:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/ ... index.html

U.S. detains Iranians in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. soldiers arrested members of an Iranian government delegation Tuesday at a hotel in Baghdad and took them to an unidentified location, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.
art.arrest.aptn.jpg

Associated Press Television caught blindfolded men being escorted from a Baghdad hotel.

The Iranians, who work for Tehran's power ministry, were in the capital at the invitation of Iraqi government officials to sign an electricity supply contract, the news agency said.

This seems like happy news.

[GoaGrrl]

Sounds like it. GG monkeyface leader of the most oppressed nation in the free world.

[Denz]

Oh sure, while we're there might as well take out another country.

[R00k]

GoaGrrl! Nice to hear a peep from you.

You just lurking these days or somethin?

[Duhard]

Sounds like it. GG monkeyface leader of the most oppressed nation in the free world.

1v1?

[R00k]

Shit, scratch the detentions. The military has already released them, calling it "regrettable."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070829/ap_ ... aq_us_iran

[GoaGrrl]

GoaGrrl! Nice to hear a peep from you.

You just lurking these days or somethin?

Lurking incognito

[Captain]

So it begins.

[Duhard]

Let's have a moment of silence for our fallen "girls of q3w"...

[lvlshot]http://sites.rapidus.net/gira0024/owned.jpg[/lvlshot]

[R00k]

GoaGrrl! Nice to hear a peep from you.

You just lurking these days or somethin?

Lurking incognito

Wrong account by accident then?

[scared?]

didn't i already cover this?...and ur kinda retarded rook...just saying...

[seremtan]

war with iran started ages ago. the strategy will be different though - the US will stick to what it does best: blowing shit up, and leave out the bit it always fucks up: putting shit back together again

[scared?]

i think the war started when we violently overthrew their country in 1953 and used savak to kill tens of thousands and terrify the ppl while stealing their oil..

[Captain]

war with iran started ages ago. the strategy will be different though - the US will stick to what it does best: blowing shit up, and leave out the bit it always fucks up: putting shit back together again

Except when they're busy targeting and killing civilians, Iran's defense systems will be taking out their gunships and missile launchers. The only way they'll succeed in destroying the last country that stands in Israel's way is by dropping a hydrogen bomb or two. Then it's time for WWIII.

[Nightshade]

Wow, just when I thought Spazda had stopped being retarded.

Of course Bush is going to start shit up in Iran. It's all part of the script and he needs to make damn sure he kicks things off before he leaves office.

[Tsakali_]

civil war I says...but american idol is coming on soon.

[seremtan]

before he leaves office.

so he's leaving office then? because if the constitution is suspended in the event of another attack - you know, the one that a certain senator's guts are telling them is coming - and that same constitution lays down the law on things like elections...

/geoff channel

[Nightshade]

A few years ago I would have called you batshit loony for even hinting at such an occurrence. Now...

[Captain]

Wow, just when I thought Spazda had stopped being retarded.

You know, just throwing this out there and it might sound crazy, but you could at least argue my point instead of just insulting me, 'mmkay?

[seremtan]

A few years ago I would have called you batshit loony for even hinting at such an occurrence. Now...

it would be an act of supreme moonbattery even for these guys - it must be what living in a sewer is like: at first the stench is overpowering, then you gradually get so used to it, it takes a really big fat steaming floater to surprise you. this would be the mother of all floaters - a turd titanic - the hindenturd, if you will

[Fender]

this would be the mother of all floaters - a turd titanic - the hindenturd, if you will

[Nightshade]

Wow, just when I thought Spazda had stopped being retarded.

You know, just throwing this out there and it might sound crazy, but you could at least argue my point instead of just insulting me, 'mmkay?

You could try making a coherent point first.

[Grudge]

Captain Jihad

[Ryoki]

Of course Bush is going to start shit up in Iran. It's all part of the script and he needs to make damn sure he kicks things off before he leaves office.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Study_US_ ... _0828.html

"My opinion is that [nuclear weapons] wouldn't be used unless there was definite evidence that Iran has them too or is about to acquire them in a matter of days/weeks," notes Butcher. "However, the Natanz facility has been so hardened that to destroy it MAY require nuclear weapons, and once an attack had started it may simply be a matter of following military logic and doctrine to full extent, which would call for the use of nukes if all other means failed."

Oh dear.