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- iching, on 01/22/2008, -5/+214Well, that would get people to ignore the economic meltdown for a couple of days.
- neuralzen, on 01/22/2008, -18/+104Until Russia launches some nukes cuz we attacked their ally.
- Yelnik, on 01/22/2008, -3/+81Bush determined to strike *insert any country here*.
- flavioribeiro, on 01/22/2008, -3/+61Attacking Iran would be the most economically irresponsible decision made after 71, when Nixon dropped the Bretton Woods system. Iran just has to launch a handful of medium range missiles against middle east oil installations, and the price of oil would jump to $200 a barrel -- a price Americans can't handle.
Today, the oil supply is quite close to the demand. Blowing up several oil fields would place the oil below demand, and there's no way China is going to put their economy on hold just so Americans can keep driving their SUVs with their borrowed Asian money.
Also, the US is already deep in debt, with a huge current account deficit. Who's going to finance an attack on Iran?
Bombing Iran is the easiest way to step up the American economic collapse. - LimeParrot, on 01/22/2008, -7/+51***** Bush and his puppet-masters.
- jlhoben, on 01/22/2008, -2/+27Flush those dollars through the war economy before they're totally worthless and hope to get some more oil while you're at it?
- Berkana, on 01/22/2008, -5/+30And the consequences of striking Iran are likely to be as described here:
http://www.digg.com/political_opinion/Former_UN_we ...
If only more people knew the consequences:
Is Ron Paul Serious? Blowback in 1979 from 1953 coup?
http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Is_Ron_Paul_ ... - elvenseven, on 01/22/2008, -5/+28Everybody should listen to this speech
UN Inspector Scott Ritter: Fools would Bomb Iran
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQan1qo8T4 - ethanpack, on 01/22/2008, -1/+21Enough talk, let's go! LEEEEEEEEEEEROOYYYYYYYY NNN-JENNNNNNNNNNKINNNNNNSSS
- inactive, on 01/22/2008, -3/+23Just a side note if you Russia,China,Iran want to have a nuclear war with the US or Europe can you leave Australia out of it? Woud be much appreciated.
- Berkana, on 01/22/2008, -3/+22Indeed, we make everything worse when we declare war. Case in point: the war on drugs.
- jsmu, on 01/22/2008, -1/+20Oh, so an opportunistic little BITCH who saved a cumstained dress for how many years was a 'scandal', and the worst, most evil, most felonious 'president' in history, more criminal and more fascist than any other ten put together, is comparable? You're surreal.
- kazamx, on 01/22/2008, -1/+20I honestly don't see Europe helping out America if it decides to start another war. The only European country (not including Poland) to help during Iraq was the UK, and there is no way the UK is getting involved in any more American wars.
- crazybugger, on 01/22/2008, -2/+19War, War, War. What else does this man talk!
- inactive, on 01/22/2008, -3/+20Anyone that can't be bought off is an enemy of the new world order.
- Syko360, on 01/22/2008, -1/+17Well he only has a few months left to cement his place as the worst President in U.S. history. One big last mess for the following President to clean up I guess.
- inactive, on 01/22/2008, -2/+18Hey yeah, maybe if more of our predictions don't come true, we might be able to get jobs at the NYT too, like Bill 'William the Bloody' Kristoll. Yay!
'And how, may I ask, can you whine about the trillions of dollars this war is costing us on the one hand and then claim we are war profiteering on the other hand.'
That's easy: the money comes from the taxpayers and goes into the grubby hands of the corporations. - pintomp3, on 01/22/2008, -1/+17PNAC and AIPAC want us to attack iran, that's what will happen. they have dictated our middle east policy for decades.
- inactive, on 01/22/2008, -3/+18gotta say it:
"bb...buuu...but BILL CLINTON!!!11!!!" - someguyouknow, on 01/22/2008, -2/+17How can we even afford to? I don't understand how this could possibly happen. To my knowledge, we don't have the people or funds to go to war with an additional country.
- jspegele, on 01/22/2008, -2/+16OK, I'm not defending Bush and I do beleive that this administration wants a war with Iran. But does anyone else remember the Digg article that guaranteed the US was going to attack Iran in before the end of August 07. Then the article that guaranteed we would attack in Sept 07. Then the one for Oct 07. I mean, how do you recycle the same article month after month, get to the front page of digg every time and get diggers to act like this is news.
- ncc74656m, on 01/22/2008, -1/+14I suppose you also believe that Enron was just looking out for its shareholders, too? I mean, aside from the board members?
Very little of that money sees the bottom, particularly when it comes to these no-bid contracts that give the execs with ties to the Administration huge bonuses. Also, when it is just a few specific companies on a regular basis, obviously there is no valid trickle down theory, which is what you were trying to explain, right? Pal, look, don't be dumb, intentionally or otherwise. - Etchii, on 01/22/2008, -1/+13print money & increase debts to china.
- LordFuxxles, on 01/22/2008, -4/+16America, I am deeply sorry, but your president is insane for wanting another uneeded and unjustified war.
- allatti2d, on 01/22/2008, -1/+12Yeah, that's exactly why wages have gone down since the war started.
And I've seen a lot of $10million dollar bonuses and $60million retirement/severance packages in the news since the war started too. - TheSwashbuckler, on 01/22/2008, -3/+14You are truly daft if you think Russia would launch nukes against the U.S. for attacking Iran...
- ventralnet, on 01/22/2008, -2/+13I WANT MY 800 DOLLARS!
- Ineedanap, on 01/22/2008, -3/+14we wont be able to ignore the nukes russia sends our way ....
- Berkana, on 01/22/2008, -3/+14No, Bilderberg wouldn't direct him to do something this dumb; Cheney might though.
- doctorfungi, on 01/22/2008, -2/+13Russia wouldn't assure themselves nuclear destruction over Iran dude. There's no way in hell.
- StarlessKnight, on 01/22/2008, -1/+11"In the United States, the War Powers Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-148), also referred to as the War Powers Resolution (Sec. 1), allows the President to use military forces for 60 days, without a formal declaration of war by Congress. It also grants an additional 30 days upon a formal request by the President, regardless of Congress's agreement with the request."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution - TheRealToma, on 01/22/2008, -1/+11Borrow back from Israel!
.../sarcasm - Bushlied, on 01/22/2008, -2/+11Loneranger at it again you spineless Neo Con turd. I've meet immigrants more American than you. Get the ***** out of this country. I'd gladly welcome a loyal American immigrant than a unamerican piece of ***** like you.
- TheHydrogens, on 01/22/2008, -2/+10Wow... that was a non-sequitur...
- HonestAbe, on 01/22/2008, -2/+10Better for you to stay and fight for your country than run like a ***** and leave the nukes in the hands of the conservatives.
- calon9, on 01/22/2008, -1/+9Bush Determined To Strike In Iran: Bush joining a picket line somewhere in Iran.
Bush Determined To Strike Iran: What we really hope won't happen, but fear will. - inactive, on 01/22/2008, -4/+12Bush wont attack. Israel will attack.
- senorcool, on 01/22/2008, -3/+10Iran just has to not piss Bush off for a little under a year then all will be fine. It's kind of weird that when a new US president happens (depending on the president), not only will America be relatively more free, but the rest of the world as well.
- Waiting2awake, on 01/22/2008, -1/+8"man" is simply untrue.
- xister, on 01/22/2008, -0/+7Once was enough, *****.
- ronpaul20008, on 01/22/2008, -2/+9so... israel gets iraq, pakistan gets afghanistan & saudis get iran? is that the middle east PEACE settlement?
- dawn4598, on 01/22/2008, -3/+10http://dl1.video.indymedia.org/%5BIndymedia%5D_(20 ...
- prleet, on 01/22/2008, -1/+8Some people are worth more dead than alive. This guy is a prime case.
- bbtweb, on 01/22/2008, -1/+8Yes well, none of those fights are really America's fight. We fought hundreds of years ago to earn what we have now. If the rest of the world wants what we have, they can fight for it. We already have our freedom. let's enjoy it and stop voting for jackass presidents like bush that will push our ideas on whoever he feels like.
- ManOfVirtues, on 01/22/2008, -1/+8The War Powers Act has always put a sick feeling in my stomach.
- TypeEE, on 01/22/2008, -2/+8Ron Paul had years of record of voting against the war. It's not so hard to digg up youtube video when Ron Paul spoke in 2002 to the congress why US should not go to war with Iraq.
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