[bill1952]

I'm not underestimating the Iranians.

It would be a perfect excuse for military action against them when we alreadyhave numerous assets already deployed within striking distance.

They are not going to jeopardize their dream of nuclear weaponry for some cruddy Sunni Baathist.

However, it may be true that they just don't have a clue, and are proceeding exactly as you wrote.

[Brilliant]

They've already given us plenty of reasons to attack them. We just haven't taken the bait. If we decide to do so, though, I am sure that Bush will have no difficulty finding a suitable pretext.