No attack on Iran ‘this year.’
By on Jul 30th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
No attack on Iran ‘this year.’
“A well-informed source tells United Press International that according to senior U.S. intelligence officials, President Bush has definitely decided not to strike any of Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons production facilities this year. The sources say the officials stressed the words ‘this year,’ meaning in 2007. That, however, does not rule out the possibility of military intervention in 2008, right until January 2009, when Bush’s term in the White House comes to an end.”
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So maybe the Bush administration will bomb Iran in November as the ultimate revenge for all those supposed pranks the Clintonites played upon exiting the White House: the missing Ws off the typewriters, etc?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:19 pmSo, now we’re supposed to breathe easier?
This administration hasn’t told the truth yet…exactly why should we start trusting what they say now?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:19 pmYah, but will the neoCONS fulfill another wet dream by attacking their own country?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:19 pmI think that Bush will be well on the way towards impeachment in 2008 so perhaps the middle east is not going to be blown up after all.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:20 pmAlberto released this to the press, so it must be true!
July 30th, 2007 at 3:20 pmWell, that’s a relief.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:22 pm/sarcasm
We shouldn’t take any options off the table.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:23 pmI think that Bush will be well on the way towards impeachment in 2008 so perhaps the middle east is not going to be blown up after all.
Comment by bilbobaggins
HUH? Impeachment will give him the perfect excuse to bomb Iran, as a distraction. Why do you think that Pelosi said that it was “off the table”?
IDIOT!
July 30th, 2007 at 3:23 pmI think that Bush will be well on the way towards impeachment in 2008 so perhaps the middle east is not going to be blown up after all.
Comment by bilbobaggins
You don’t have the votes for impeachment.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:24 pm…Bush has definitely decided not to strike…
so, there it is…
July 30th, 2007 at 3:25 pmdumby will definitely strike iran…
at the optimal time, of course…
…
Well since everything that these people says turns out to be the opposite of the truth, I wouldn’t rule out that they’re lying and that we are indeed going to strike Iran this year.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:25 pmdumby will definitely strike iran…
at the optimal time, of course…
…
Comment by katy
We should bomb their nucluer facilities.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:25 pmWhy should I believe this?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:26 pmWe should bomb their nucluer facilities.
-Comment by Brassmask from 3DHS
And you should learn to spell, Trollsucker
July 30th, 2007 at 3:27 pmBrassmask sez:
OK…we’ll get right on that…just as soon as you provide evidence of their existence.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:27 pmCONGRESS SHOULD PASS A BILL – stating Iran cannot be attacked without talking to them first – as this is lunacy
preferably a bill that bans Bush from starting wars without congressional permission
July 30th, 2007 at 3:27 pmheres a great read from the independent today
Stage-managed nuclear tour reveals why Iran won’t be the first to blink
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2816667.ece
July 30th, 2007 at 3:29 pmCONGRESS SHOULD PASS A BILL – stating Iran cannot be attacked without talking to them first – as this is lunacy -Tobey Tall
I would support a bill that bans W from talking.
Or Cheney.
Or Boner.
Or Sphinctor.
Or Scalia.
Or Alberto.
Or {insert favorite Conservaturd here}
July 30th, 2007 at 3:30 pmYeah Bush might not think about striking this year, doesn’t mean Cheney isn’t and won’t.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:31 pm“the bombing will begin in five minutes”
who said that?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:33 pmwhy is Bush not attacking till next year are they dissarming like Iraq did ???
surely your not going to attack a country that has an army , airforce and a navy without talking first
hey thats lunacy – Oh Well – learn the hard way
July 30th, 2007 at 3:37 pmGee, where have I heard this crap before? Oh, in 2003. And 2004. And 2005. And 2006. Now I’ve heard it a few times already in 2007. Yet each year keeps passing by, no attack on Iran.
Think Progress has been there, though, consistently whipping the Base into a frenzy with their false propaganda. THat’s all it’s for. They know Bush isn’t going to attack. They need something to make the liberals get scared and pissed about.
Ah, I remember when they were saying right before the 2006 election that you had to elect Democrats or else we’d be going into Iran too. Those were the days. Good times.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:38 pmThis will certainly put the last nail in the coffin of McCain’s tanked campaign. Now he’s lost his campaign slogan and tune!
July 30th, 2007 at 3:45 pmDreamCrusher: I don’t think so. Even fear mongering, regardless of who’s attempting to jerk people’s chains with it, isn’t going to work this time – regardless of the consequences. We’ve now moved into a true “cry wolf” syndrome and no one gives a rat’s ass any more when our government officials are lawbreakers themselves.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:46 pmOr perhaps Bush has an unspoken agreement with Pelosi that if impeachment remains off the table, bombs will not rain on Iran. Hopefully, nothing will stop impeachment.
In any event, Bush’s illegal and ill-begotten 8-year squat in the White House will be likened to a horrible, lethal frat boy prank that spewed hate and death and ignorance and intolerance and destruction and fascism and racism and elitism and…we must remember, the worst could be yet to come.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:47 pmtimeisart: Bush, the Horrendous will eclipse Haggar, the Horrible and Ivan, the Terrible – and all other despots in history.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:50 pmThe Esfahan facility in central Iran, functioning under complete United Nations scrutiny,
why should Iran stop processing ,,, It did for 3 years already ( 2002 to 05 )
July 30th, 2007 at 3:52 pmOK…we’ll get right on that…just as soon as you provide evidence of their existence.
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — July 30, 2007 @ 3:27 pm
We didn’t need no stinkin’ proof to go into Iraq! I do whatever I want, and no little americans or stupid congress or some silly constitution can stop me.
PS. Nanny-nanny, boo-boo.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:53 pmhttp://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/07/30/us-set-to-offer-huge-arms-deal-to-saudi-arabia/#comments
So here we go again on our hypocritical march! This should be more troubling than Iran right now.
July 30th, 2007 at 3:53 pmWhen is Bush going to insist that Iran release the U.S. hostages they are holding?
July 30th, 2007 at 3:55 pmIf Bush attacks and releases any Nuclear waste that lands anywhere near an ICC member then the whole of Congress is repsonsible and all WILL be arrested on any ICC members soil
Congress’ Liability in a
Nuclear Strike on Iran
No more European vacations for our legislators?
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/hirsch.php?articleid=10544
July 30th, 2007 at 3:56 pmWhen is Bush going to insist that Iran release the U.S. hostages they are holding? -Comment by Cynicon Implant
He won’t. Remember, he’s a chickenshithawk. They don’t fly, they don’t fight, they don’t plan, they just drop lots of turds for people to talk about.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:00 pmFurthermore, radioactive fallout from a U.S. nuclear strike against Iran that spreads and kills citizens of an ICC State Party would make U.S. citizens involved in such action subject to the Court’s jurisdiction. Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Cyprus and Jordan are State Parties to the ICC and not far from Iran. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nuclear earth penetrator “would produce massive amounts of radioactive fallout and potentially kill millions of civilians” spreading “more than a thousand miles.”
July 30th, 2007 at 4:00 pmSo, when is he planning on doing it? January 1, 2008? Happy New YEar everyone!!!!!! oh, and by trhe way, BOOM.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:12 pmUN inspects Iranian nuclear reactor TODAY
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1BB10840-B1EE-4DB1-86BF-02E7C58FEA1F.htm
Inspectors from the IAEA have visited a heavy water reactor in Iran, examining a key component of the country’s nuclear programme.
The five-hour inspection on Monday was the first since April, when Iran blocked access to the research reactor outside the central town of Arak, 200km south of Tehran.
Iran will then hold a third round of talks with IAEA officials in Tehran on August 20, he said.
The UN Security Council has repeatedly called on Iran to freeze its uranium enrichment and halt construction of the Arak reactor.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:18 pmYeah, in Bush-talk, that means it’s a done deal.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:18 pmUpcoming Headline:
Bush & Cheney declare war on the United States !
July 30th, 2007 at 4:24 pmUpcoming Headline:
Bush & Cheney declare war on the United States !
Comment by Keith H. — July 30, 2007 @ 4:24 pm
Aw, that’s old news. :)
July 30th, 2007 at 4:33 pmUpcoming Headline:
Bush & Cheney declare war on the United States !
Comment by Keith H. — July 30, 2007 @ 4:24 pm
That’s not until after we’ve defeated Al Qaeda in Canada and bring democracy to the French people.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:54 pmHey, it’s UPI!
“A well-informed source …”
“…according to senior U.S. intelligence officials…”
This is from the Moonies!
There is no information in this article. It is just noise.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:54 pmI think, for an exemplary demonstration of the definition of “cluelessness” would be the angry scolding we get from Bush supporter “DreamCrusher.”
Yes, Dreamcrusher, it’s just so silly to even think for a moment that a man like Bush would ever rush into a war with another country. Oh why do we silly moonbats fill their heads with such nonsense?
July 30th, 2007 at 4:55 pmWhen is Bush going to insist that Iran release the U.S. hostages they are holding?
Comment by Cynicon Implant — July 30, 2007 @ 3:55 pm
When is Bush going to release those 5 Iranian diplomats who have been held since January? I see that they just had their first visitors on July 8th.
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/07/17/iraq16396.htm
July 30th, 2007 at 5:37 pmUS officials sat down with the Iranians, for the first time since 1980. Absent from any Iranian comments was an Insistence for the US to leave Iraq. Now this statement from Bush. Someone with a brain is talking to Iranians….Iran knows we are going to drastically redeploy out of Iraq….Bases are getting ready in Kuwait and other
July 30th, 2007 at 5:49 pmGulf states. Someone has obviously got thru to Bush…that our only hope is a Diplomatic Solution. Look for a hostage deal soon…I hope.
Of course, it won’t happen this year. Next year is the election; that makes more sense to start a big f—ing war just before an election. Duh………
July 30th, 2007 at 5:54 pmThings are pretty cynical in this country of Bush’s reign when we have all come to know that we must take each word of their sentences and parse them for alternate meanings. They lie every time they speak, so they carefully choose their words, memorize them, and carefully avoid outright lies that can be easily proven. So when they say “this year” we have learned to expect that in six months, there will be a new phrase.
July 30th, 2007 at 7:02 pmI hate what Bush&Co have done to us, our ideals, our pride and our country.
Jack Ripper,
First of all, why do you assume I support Bush just because I don’t chow down on anti-Bush propaganda like an idiot? I think “cluelessness” is boldly defined by people who believe the same lie year after year after year because they’ve invested in an image of Bush as a rogue, war-mongering emperor. You’ve been had! Get a friggin clue.
So if there was “news” tomorrow that Bush was going to invade, say, China, you would believe that too? Because you believe Bush is that crazy?
When do facts start to matter more than your biased perceptions of people you don’t even know?
You do realize that you are no different than a Christian fundamentalist, right? Believing the gospel instead of deducing from logic and common sense? You’ve joined a cult and you don’t even realize it.
July 31st, 2007 at 3:41 am