The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran That the White House Doesn't Want You to Know

Esquire magazine ^ | October 17, 2007 | John H. Richardon

[america4vr]

Let us all hope for the best possible outcome. Godspeed and good luck.

[BenLurkin]

Just another campaign in the war on terror.

[Vaquero]

The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran That the White House Doesn't Want You to Know

they make it sound like it was a bad thing? Time to open a can of Whoopass!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Whenever I want complete unbiased coverage of the White House, I turn to Esquire.

[BigBobber]

...not only was the Bush administration headed straight for war with Iran, it had been set on this course for years.

Duh. This is like being surprised that France was not the ultimate objective of the Normandy invasion.

How many times in the last presidential election did we hear a Dem candidate say Iran was the real threat instead of Iraq? Even they know what's going on.

[Suzy Quzy]

STFU!!! These loud mouths are going to get us all killed!! Does NO ONE have ANY LOYALTY to the person who gave thema job? They make me sick.....and they sound like anti-SEMITES!

[snowrip]

This was the most ridiculous, contradiction-filled, biased article I have read in quite some time.

[LonePalm]

You can have one of mine. I bought a case.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[xcullen]

I read Vanity Fair - they have the most unbiased political reporting (sarc)

[reagan_fanatic]

It was just like Iraq, when the White House was so eager for war it couldn't wait for the UN inspectors to leave

Oh, really. Mind explaining why we sat on our hands for almost ten years then?

[Sgt_Schultze]

"History" of a future event?

Let me tell you the history of how I will win the lottery in November.

[kitkat]

Hey, nobody REALLY reads the articles in Esquire.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Until about two years ago, I didn’t know Esquire was still in business.

[Red Badger]

Diplomacy is about talking to your enemies. That's how wars are averted.

War is the complete failure of diplomacy. Diplomacy works only when both sides are negotiating in good faith. Iran has no such pretense. They see war as an inevitable outcome and want it hastened. They are religious fanatics that see themselves as the savior of the Islamic faith. They will not stop the enrichment program nor will they allow themselves to be intimidated by the West. It's all a matter of religious fervor to them. The USSR didn't have a death wish nor a built-in persecution complex. You cannot negotiate with a fanatic.................

[kitkat]

***It was just like Iraq, when the White House was so eager for war it couldn’t wait for the UN inspectors to leave***

<<<Oh, really. Mind explaining why we sat on our hands for almost ten years then?<<<

Correct! AND spent fourteen months after 9/11 trying to get the UN to agree that we were attacked and had a right to protect ourselves.

[Badeye]

(chuckle)

[mad_as_he$$]

Most of the State Dept is Arab lovers.

[sailor4321]

Please join me in a prayer to Almighty God for peace or, baring that, for a nice, tight bomb pattern...

[Suzy Quzy]

Arab Lovers and America Haters.....BAD combo.

[Teacher317]

Two clarifications to your post... it is Iran's leadership that wants war. A large number of Iranian citizens, especially the younger ones, tend to be pro-Western-reform... which is exactly why the older hard-liners have to hurry. In 25 years, their ilk will be an extreme minority.