Beware Steve. Even after Iraq submitted a report on it's dilapidated weapons program (some 41,000 odd pages I believe), Bu|shit ordered the weapons inspectors to leave Iraq and began the shock and awe bombing campaign. SS-DD? Mebbe not, but don't count your chickens just yet. (:>
Posted by Donald Cormac at June 6, 2006 01:21 PMDonald:
I agree with your caution, but Bush could claim last time that Iraq was in violation of UN resolutions, whereas he cannot do the same with Iran at this juncture.
Posted by Steve Soto at June 6, 2006 01:31 PMSo Condi has saved us from another ruinous war. Hmmm, guess we'll have to award her the Nobel Peace prize and elect her president. Timmy and Broder and Couric can go to work on that right now I suppose.........
Posted by steve duncan at June 6, 2006 01:32 PMI think the Iranians know Bush is in between a rock and a hard place. They have Internets in Iran, and get CNN also. We Americans tend to forget that the entire world is well aware of the 29% President and his cast of felons. They know 70+% of Americans hate the guy. The Mullahs are going to play George like a drum while he's busy giving speeches about gays and planning his next vacation.
Posted by T2 at June 6, 2006 01:51 PMI'm surprised the Iranians haven't publically expressed their support for President Bush's crack down on the homosexual deviants.
Common ground! It's exactly what's needed to get a conversation started.
Posted by snark at June 6, 2006 02:15 PMI'm surprised the Iranians haven't publically expressed their support for President Bush's crack down on the homosexual deviants.
They're waiting for the United States to force all American women to wear a hijab or burka. No Iranian support for executing gays until that time. That's the offer they really want.
These U.S.S.A. fucks have no clue about diplomacy or hiding your hole card. A singularly impressive lack of competence at all levels.
Posted by phidipides at June 6, 2006 02:27 PMmaking deals with terrorists, eh?
can you say "flip flop"?
Posted by Flamethrower at June 6, 2006 02:43 PMI myself can't decide about this.
Is this another typical rovian type maneuver? You know pretend your making these overtures of negotiation fully knowing you're going to strike militarily in a bit. You know more just to keep up good faith diplomatic appearances with the press and the amurkan public? Also notice the carrots rewards certain sectors of corporate america here..... wonder why .....follow the money.
Or is this a Coup for Condi, and the retribution from Bolton and Cheney (the pure dark evil part of this misadministration) will be forthcoming. If this scenario is the case, I would start looking for stories with negative quotes by anonymous sources about her to come out. Wonder if Cheney will be asking for and checking out her NSA/CIA file anytime soon.
Just one more event brought to the good ole USA by Bushco (and not sure how much of it to believe) that make me go hmmmmmm.....motive, motive, motive....damn I can't trust these people and the media that reports on them either.
Posted by emal at June 6, 2006 03:02 PMI just heard Bush say that Iran cutting off oil deliveries was just fine because he'd simply tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to make up the difference.
So since we taxpayers have already paid for every drop of that strategic oil we should obviously get free gas, right? Just the cost of refining and transportation as required, right? The profit has already been made, right?
And a pony, too. I want my pony.
Right.
Posted by wfeather at June 6, 2006 03:17 PMCondi gets no credit in my book, she's what's she done but threaten?
Posted by iamcoyote at June 6, 2006 03:17 PMSorry about the extra "she."
Posted by iamcoyote at June 6, 2006 03:17 PMjust doesn't seem fair after us stealing all their oil for so many years and never giving them a tender nuking?
see, it wasn't hard. you give much more to plenty of worse islamic dictators and it doesn't seem to bother you. Was Iran not offering you the level of kickback that you expected?
One of the reasons we don't let liberals play around with nuclear weapons is that you all assume that the fascist theocracy is the aggrieved party. Wrong, Kos Kids. Try to remember that we are the Western Democracy, not the crazed assembly of Ayatollahs and their gangster President.
The Iranians want a nuclear weapon. If they can develop one in secret AND buffalo us into an "Agreed Framework" (you know, like the one that Kim Jong Il suckered Bubba and Madeliene Halfbright into? Remember?) to cover their underground cyclotron cascades, then who will blame them after they test their first bomb? Oh, that's right, you'll go on Kos and blame Bushhitler. I forgot.
Do you people always take the other side in the opening round of a negotiation, or do you just have a soft spot in your hearts for Islamic Fascisti? I'd like to know, 'cause I'm sure glad your kind weren't running the Democratic Party during World War II. If you were, I'd be speaking German.
Of course, there'd be no Israel.
Islamic Fascisti?
This Mentally Challenged Xenophobic fascist can't spell his own ideology. These imbeciles make me wonder why the Union Army didn’t finish off these poor excuses of human beings instead of letting them surrender.
As section8 (wasn't that the mental discharge MASH's Klinger was always bucking for?) makes clear, it's extremely hard for grunts on Team Bushmen to accept that Glorious Leader could "do a deal" with the charter member of the Axis of Evil. It cain't be! It's gotta be a trick!
Don't worry section8, you'll likely still get your exciting display of weaponry. Coming to an arrangement with the "crazed ayatollahs" (our global adversaries are always crazed) is so clearly what a competent, responsible world leader would do that there isn't a chance whatsoever Nero Jr and his crackerjack team can accomplish it.
Posted by at June 6, 2006 07:19 PMabove by me.
Posted by euzoius at June 6, 2006 07:21 PMkos kids? i stopped reading kos when every thread topped 400 comments. as yogi put it, no one goes there anymore; it's too crowded.
i guess section 8 is so hot to ship out to the gulf, he can't stand on anyone raining on his may day parade.
Posted by benjoya at June 6, 2006 07:53 PMLol! We got ourselves another freeper. What a clown these conservatives have become! I guess this is what you are reduced to when you are defending a corrupt ideology-mindless talking points.
Man, these idiots would let an incompetent like Jr. deal with the Mullahs. I guess they really want the Mullahs to win because it seems that Jr. has been a great success at spreading radical islamic fundamentalism.
Posted by Ga6thDem at June 6, 2006 07:58 PMI'd like to know, 'cause I'm sure glad your kind weren't running the Democratic Party during World War II. If you were, I'd be speaking German.
Uh, don't look now, stupid. We were running it during WWII. We liberals also built the bomb. Damn, must be tough to come to grips with that FACT, not a Rush the Lush lie, eh Spunkey? Fucking C+ students. Crack a book, moron.
like the one that Kim Jong Il suckered Bubba and Madeliene Halfbright into? Remember?)
Your chimporer, while getting blown by Guckert on AF-1, let the Kim-bot have his every way. But we don't negotiate w/terrorists, ya know.
i guess section 8 is so hot to ship out to the gulf,
Neo-cons don't serve. They want to be served. "God damned immigrants! Jesus, mow closer to the shrubs. Fuckin' tortilla niggers. (phidipides as a neo-con)"
Posted by phidipides at June 6, 2006 08:53 PM
"The Mullahs are going to play George like a drum while he's busy giving speeches about gays and planning his next vacation."
T2, you got that right.
Posted by Judith at June 7, 2006 02:47 AM"Try to remember that we are the Western Democracy, not the crazed assembly of Ayatollahs and their gangster President."
Section9, where have you been?
Posted by Judith at June 7, 2006 02:55 AM