When the polls start to really suck and an election is looming, the White House has a strategy: start a war. Bush/Cheney rolled out their "all options are on the table" talking points for Iraq in 2002. Look where that got us. They ran an incompetent war and showed their weakness. Now, they are adopting the same failed strategy...again. This time, it's Iran...and this time, it's clearly part for political gain. This crowd is dangerous. Very dangerous.
Bush on Iraq, March 13, 2002:
And so one of the -- what the Vice President is doing is he's reminding people about this danger, and that we need to work in concert to confront this danger. Again, all options are on the table, and -- but one thing I will not allow is a nation such as Iraq to threaten our very future by developing weapons of mass destruction.Cheney on Iran, March 7, 2006:
"For our part, the United States is keeping all options on the table in addressing the irresponsible conduct of the regime," Cheney said in a speech to the pro-Israel lobby group, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee.Just watch the Hill GOPers start to line up behind the drumbeat. It's an election year, after all.
"And we join other nations in sending that regime a clear message: We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."
