Re: Are we really going to bomb Iran?
So options are
1) Bluff
2) Make regular bombing look good
3) crazy enough to bomb Iran
My prediction; he's going to bomb with something because of the rally-round the flag issue to help retain a Republican majority. Nukes or regular bombs will depend which will win the most votes; actual effects on the world or the U.S. will be considered only as they affect short term personal power for the Bush adminstration, Bush cronies, and a Republican majority. It is possible that turning the rest of the world against us could get enough Americans turning to a "strong leader in an emergency" to help keep the Republicans in office not only through the midterm but even past that. Cause, ya know if our leader kills a few million people, and the rest of the world doesn't like it, a lot of USAians will feel underappreciated, and angry at how ungrateful those un-Americans are.
You know the old saying about not attributing to malice what can be explained by stupidity? Right now, I'm really, really hoping that is wrong; because another old saw doesn't apply just to angels. Fools rush in where the wicked fear to tread.