Congress Republicans should demand hearings into the politicization of the intelligence processes that produced that NIE.

FIFY!

Over it.

CK MacLeod on April 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM

Or possibility #3, We are broken financially, militarily and Politically by Obambi and the World sees Nuclear fireballs for the first time in 64 years over several major U.S. cities.

How much TARP money did they get? I guess they can’t pay that back either. If Iran got TARP money, can “The One” now tell them what to do, can he fire the CEO? Will they give a shit?

The Idiot Savants are in charge now.

‘member? Draw a card, get a degree, get a job, get married, have kids, save for retirement, then go eat PB&Js.

lavell12 on April 7, 2009 at 4:20 PM

I just hope the nuke’s armed BEFORE we send it.

Congress must carefully read the intelligence before giving the President any justification to use military force.

Given how well they read the legislation put before them before they vote…i’m not at all convinced.

What is more lethal to the US….Iran with Nuclear Weapons, or Obama’s Budget?

Yup! They bury their heads in the sand, away from the truth, and hope to God their sorry rear ends can withstand the fall out!

By reporting that Iran halted its nuclear weapon development program four years ago because of international pressure, the new National Intelligence Estimate makes a compelling case for less saber-rattling and more direct diplomacy. The juxtaposition of this NIE with the president’s suggestion of World War III serves as an important reminder of what we learned with the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq: members of Congress must carefully read the intelligence before giving the President any justification to use military force.

He also said:

I think Iran continues to be a threat to some of its neighbors in the region. … But it is absolutely clear that this administration and President Bush continues to not let facts get in the way of his ideology. “

“What we learned yesterday from the N.I.E. and what President Bush has said in the past I find extremely troubling. Here in October, President Bush raised the specter of World War III with Iran because, as he said, its pursuit of a nuclear weapon — months after he’d been told by our intelligence community it’s likely that Iran had halted its weapons program as far back as 2003.

“And after all we’ve been through, for this president to knowingly disregard or once again misrepresent intelligence about the issue of war and peace, I find it outrageous. This is exactly what he did — exactly what he did in the run-up to the war in Iraq in consistently exaggerating the intelligence that he had available to him, suggesting that Iraq had W.M.D.; the vice president saying Iraq had reconstituted its nuclear weapons program; and so on…
“It further undermines America’s credibility around the world, which is at an all-time low, and it undermines the credibility here at home.”

Right Geministorm,
disarming the good guys has worked so well for Chicago and D.C.

Hopefully you didn’t miss the “/sarc” at the end of that post.

You know, if this presidency wasn’t so pansy-assed spineless and weak, it would be downright Orwellian with all of its language control and fascistic movements.

Any bets on which will occur first?

1. Outright shredding of the US Constitution as outdated and racist. Obama “elected” president for life.
2. Surrender to a foreign nation holding nuclear arms.
3. Surrender to a foreign nation due to Political Correctness pressure (illegal aliens = racism, muslim = Islamophobe, etc.).

I’m betting on #2.

Any takers?

Whenever it’s convenient.

Right Geministorm,
disarming the good guys has worked so well for Chicago and D.C.

Hey, lets try it world wide…Urkel!

This guy and his devoted followers are gonna get someone killed on a horrific scale!

dhunter on April 7, 2009 at 3:45 PM

You are sooooo right, and the political class that brought us to this mess will do none of the bleeding, just like Daley and Bloomberg in their cities.

Right Geministorm,
disarming the good guys has worked so well for Chicago and D.C.

Hey, lets try it world wide…Urkel!

This guy and his devoted followers are gonna get someone killed on a horrific scale!

This comes just on the heels of Barack Obama’s pledge to “engage” with Iran and rid the world of nukes:

Don’t we all look forward to the day when only “criminal nations” own nukes? Living in a “Nuke Free Zone” will insure our safety. Whew, thanks Obama! :D

The world will such a better place once we’ve (the evil USofA) have disarmed and rid this world of the fear that we will end all life with our crazy cowboy presidents with their itchy trigger fingers hovering over the big red button.

Of course, when Iran, China, North Korea, Pakistan, and Russia come to demand our surrender and resources, I’ll meet them with open arms (no pun intended) and warmed chocolate-chip cookies…welcome comrades!

When the Democrats are in power I know Utopia is just around the corner!

/sarc

How interesting predictable, that this ring started as soon as the Democrats took control in 2006.

capejasmine on April 7, 2009 at 3:24 PM

Sorry, had to fix that one.