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Originally Posted by bolo121
Actually, the only reason iran isnt getting a visit from uncle sam is that
1)political consensus building capital lost in iraq
2)Ground forces fully committed to iraq
3)Russia and China having fun
Otherwise, the bombs and cruise missiles would be falling and US army would be right behind to collect the pieces of wmd industry left.
Remember, they dont have to stay, just wreck the wmd program.
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If there was credible evidence that Iran had a nuclear weapons program, the US would have already attacked.
The claim that "political consensus building capital lost in iraq" fails. Remember? Clinton attack Yugoslavia without any authorization from Congress. Bush can order air strikes and even ground forces any time he wants. He has 48 hours from the start of hostilities to issue a report to Congress, then another 60 days from then (a total of 62 days) to get the job done. If Congress has not declared war or not provided funding for continued operations, then Bush must order the military to cease operations or like Clinton, snub Congress and continue military action anyway.
As a lame-duck president, Bush wouldn't suffer any political consequences.
Certainly the Republicans are intelligent enough to create a political out for McCain so that he can sit the fence and be undamaged regardless of the outcome.