[goldstategop]

Iran is holding Americans hostages again. And all the while America and the West are desperate to avoid confronting Iran's belligerent behavior and to get it to accept civilized standards of behavior. In other words, as Mark Steyn might well put it, there's no time for outrage at a theocratic regime and not much mood to teach it a lesson. There's nothing like the U.S Senate sleepover to inform the Mullahs America or at least - part of it - would rather hit the snooze button than wake up to fight Islamofascism. In the meantime, its business as usual.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Uncle Ike]

” Iran is holding Americans hostages again. “

Yet another casus belli being swept under an already lumpy rug....

[goldstategop]

Now, for a time out Steyn zinger on this week's Senate Slumber Party:

"[R]eal news like Senate sleepovers to block unblocking a motion to vote for voting against a cloture motion on the best way to surrender in Iraq."

That's serious liberalism. Stay up all night to tell America to raise the white flag quickly. Vintage Mark Steyn!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[kellynla]

When are the Iranians going to start “taking out their trash?”

[Christian4Bush]

bump

[tet68]

Steyn Bump.

Mark putting them all in the black, as usual.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[Slings and Arrows]

The world is hoping that Israel will solve their Iranian problem for them. I’m sure the world will be very grateful if they do so. < /s>

[Condor51]

Unfortunately this is the current view of the Administration regarding Iran. And Condi is giving Maddie Not-so-bright a run for her money as the worst SOS ever.

What U.S. Hostages?
I Don't See Any???

The 'Bush Doctrine' is dead and the (cough) 'GWOT' is lost.

Maybe Edwards was right. It was only a Bumper Sticker slogan.

[ThomasThomas]

This sounds like the work of NIMH.

[Sender]

Once it goes nuclear, do you think there will be fewer fatwas on writers, stonings of homosexuals, kidnappings in international waters, forced confessions of American hostages and bankrolling of terror groups worldwide?

Once Iran goes nuclear, they will feel empowered to fatwa Western civilization right out of existance. They may not pull the trigger, but they will be cocky bastards, feeling no need to compromise, deal, or accept anything other than total Islamic domination. And then we will be in the unfortunate position to know that somebody is probably going to get nuked, even if it's a close neighbor to Iran, if and when we have to go in there.

No, as unpalatable as conflict with Iran may be, we need to get business taken care of before they have the bomb.

[UnklGene]

American-Zionist Squirrel Spy Ring in Iran!