[justshutupandtakeit]

No one I know is laughing. Nor is the Administration jumping to conclusions faster than hot jumping beans.

Fortunately formulating strategy is also not in the hands of the armchair generals.

Why does the NYTimes print stories? To educate? LoL.

[ThermoNuclearWarrior]

"Nor is the Administration jumping to conclusions faster than hot jumping beans."

Are you in the Administration? Some people might think it's a little naive to have so much trust in any administration. You sound like some of the Republicans who love Bush so much and believe he can do no wrong that you support and defend even his VERY liberal domestic policies.

There has been a lot of information released(not just this latest news)on Iran's involvement in Iraq and I'm sure the administration has even more information. Everyone knows that Iran has been partly responsible for some of the American deaths in Iraq.

[Dr. Frank fan]

No one I know is laughing.

That includes me. It's not funny at all. It's deadly serious and has real consequences that we make these grand announcements and accusations but then do nothing about it.

Nor is the Administration jumping to conclusions faster than hot jumping beans.

"jumping to conclusions"? So you need more proof that Iran has been at war with us for 25 years? Again, the issue I have is with us talking about it but not doing anything. Either (1) do something or (2) don't talk about it. Talking about it but not doing anything is the worst thing we could do, because it telegraphs that we won't even fight back against an enemy we acknowledge to be at war with us.

Fortunately formulating strategy is also not in the hands of the armchair generals.

It might as well be if we're going to make these announcements but not do anything.