Starting a war with Iran to help McCain in the election. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

[AlinPA]

Flags will be waving. Boots on the ground. Shock and awe. Here we go again.

<snip>
Taking America to war again in the final months of the Bush administration would make the case for the election of Mr. McCain -- with his white uniform, all those medals and war-seasoning -- just what America needs to lead us in a time of combat, gas rationing and maybe even the draft to soak up all those unemployed from the ruined economy.

What an appealing scenario. How else to get 71-year-old John McCain on the grueling campaign trail one more time other than this prospect of victory?
<end snip>

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08121/877587-374.stm

[notesdev]

1. Some enlightening viewing

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BlcpnY5AIRk

Notice how Petraeus refuses to answer the question as to whether the administration can start a new war without the prior authorization of Congress (as the Constitution requires).

This plan to attack Iran is effectively a coup.

[Supersedeas]

2. passing the baton of war with the media as a go-between (the free ride indeed)

[bananas]

3. "Dan Simpson, a retired U.S. ambassador, is a Post-Gazette associate editor"

uh-oh

[indepat]

4. Who in their right mind could be cynical and callous enough to suggest this cabal might launch

a pre-emptive war for political gain: I'm shocked and mortified. :D

[Richbru]

5. I don't think so...

An attack on Iran would doom McCain in the general.  Go ahead,
make my day!

[AlinPA]

7. Once they got the flags waving and "boots on the ground" and the war hero

making speeches from aircraft carriers 'murcans would make a run on Wal-Mart flags and it would go off to the war, waving crosses.

[Strelnikov_]

6. "My answer is that I don't think so. But I I am not sure."

Kinda sums up my view.

It would be bat shit crazy.

On the other hand, the Republicans ARE bat shit crazy.

And there are some in the Iranian leadership (Ah-jad, hardliners in the IRGC) that are bat shit crazy.