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August 20, 2004
What's Good for Washington is Good for Tehran
Preemptive strike fans, here is what your favorite policy has wrought:
Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani warned that Iran might launch a preemptive strike against US forces in the region to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities.
"We will not sit (with arms folded) to wait for what others will do to us. Some military commanders in Iran are convinced that preventive operations which the Americans talk about are not their monopoly," Shamkhani told Al-Jazeera TV when asked if Iran would respond to an American attack on its nuclear facilities.
There you have it: Bush proclaims the right of the U.S. to attack any country which might someday be a threat to us, and everyone else takes up the refrain. Aren't you preemptive strike fans proud of yourselves?
It's a great thing that we have troops in Iraq, too, and that neither Bush nor Kerry has any intention of bringing them home. Right?
"The US military presence (in Iraq) will not become an element of strength (for Washington) at our expense. The opposite is true, because their forces would turn into a hostage" in Iranian hands in the event of an attack, he said.
How could anyone doubt the wisdom of our imperial leaders?
Posted by Mike Tennant at August 20, 2004 09:45 AM