I couldn't agree with the following more:
Avoiding WWIII
"Despite the very real causes for U.S. complaint, the escalation of American threats against Iran is unwise. It is grossly premature. It is dangerous, as it greatly increases the likelihood of accidental escalation into a preventable war. It is alarmingly ill-timed, as an isolated United States wages simultaneous ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and both conflicts are going badly. And it is diplomatically counterproductive. Congress and U.S. opinion leaders should slam on the brakes -- if they can."
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2 comments:
If they can? See article I of the U.S. constitution: "the Congress shall have the power to...declare war."
Maybe they don't know?
i do not disagree with the conclusion, but i do disagree with the premise... what are the "very real causes" that the US is complaining about? Iran never presented and does not present a direct threat to the United States, and even the things their president said about Israel have been grossly mistranslated by none other than MEMRI and others like them.
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