Countdown to war with Iran

[Preechr]

Hmmm... I honestly doubt Kerry or any other President would be able to convince France, Germany and Russia to go to war against their will, but I believe their minds will change as the situation grows more tense with Iran. No matter who is President, I cannot imagine what a GOOD confrontation with Iran will look like. While I get frustrated playing armchair quarterback while watching all the fumbles in Iraq, part of me knows that war is a stupid thing though sometimes necessary and there is no intelligent way to do stupid things...

Yes Iraq was badly planned and Yes that's mostly Team Bush's fault. There is a reason, however, that the Constitution says Congress should be the one to declare war just like there's a reason they've reliably abdicated that responsibility at every opportunity since WWII. Everybody that's bitching about the bungling of Iraq now had plenty of opportunity to make suggestions prior to handing over the reins to the neo-cons. It's not like these guys weren't already infamous for their desires and motivations before Dubya got elected, y'know...

Scape-goating and Finger-pointing is only giving time to Iran, which is pretty sure at the moment that it no longer has a choice between funding terrorism OR building a nuke. Terrorism was only effective when America and the rest of the West ignored it. It's only proving marginally helpful in prolonging the inevitable in Iraq, which is something America must at least somewhat finish before it focuses fully on Iran's growing threat.

Either way, Bush will still be President at least for a little bit after Nov 2. The only reason we're not dealing more sternly with Tehran now is because of the election. While I can't imagine either administration wanting a shooting war with Iran as a solution, I can't imagine what the alternative will look like no matter who's in charge. Would a broader or even world-wide coalition of negative-opinion stop Iran, or would it only send the signal that finishing up that nuke is more important than ever?

Iran's motivation is the problem, not the form of our response.