I'm kind of torn here: I don't want America getting into another idiotic war, especially with a country as pointless and worthless and powerless as Iran. But then, the other half of me really really wants to see some beligerent pissants in blue speed boats get blown straight to kingdom come, damn the consequences.I try hard to be consistent on this blog. Oh well. I'd rather be honest.
I know: Blow them to kingdom come, and then apologize, and pay a couple million bucks to Iran. Repeat as often as necessary... or as long as it is entertaining. Besides: What's Iran going to do that it isn't doing already? (What harm could it do to America's reputation that hasn't been done already?)
OK. Time to put war-monger Jil back in the closet.
Update:
It looks like Glenn Greenwald agrees with JD from the comments section, and believes some of the video and story is fabricated. Point taken. However, Glenn and I also agree that Iranian speed boats harassing American Navy war vessels (which they did to at least some degree) is a stupid idea... just ask the passengers of the Iranian airliner shot down by the USS Vincennes back in 1988 about that.
4 comments:
Did something happen recently making it possible to believe anything this administrations says, including their account of this incident?
I'm not that pessimistic. Besides, it is the Department of Defense, not the White House that is reporting the incident.
Additionally, the British have already had their run-in with the Iranian "navy" when some of their sailors were held captive for two weeks.
Furthermore, if it were some "ploy" by our government to create tensions, they would have made the Iranian boats out to be more threatening than they were in the story. Closest 200 yards? No weapons?
Finally, everyone has heard what President Ahmadinejad of Iran says. Based on the things he says do you think that his Revolutionary Guard wouldn't taunt and provoke American Navy vessels when given the chance?
Nah. I figure it happened just like the Navy described it.
A few years ago I believed Sadaam (sp?) had WMDs. A friend tried to convince me otherwise, citing good evidence to the contrary. I ignored that evidence. Once burned, twice shy.
This administration is capable of lying and manipulating others to lie--this they have proven.
Make no mistake about it, Iran is the number 1 terrorist in the world. They have a great deal of American blood on their hands and a friend of mines' blood also. Almost got me twice.
The funny part about this whole thing in Iraq is, if we pull out before completing what we started, Iran is the winner.
DAGO
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