In this article Scott Ritter, former UNSCOM inspector and one of the earliest to denounce the Iraq war on the basis of WMDs, has made two major charges:
Charge 1: President Bush has "signed off" on plans to bomb Iran in June 2005.
Charge 2: The U.S. manipulated the results of the recent Jan. 30 elections in Iraq.
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In this story President Bush says, "This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous", but also "Having said that, all options are on the table":
Simply ridiculous
Will knowing that something is a ridiculous idea prevent this President from trying it anyway?
Is the June plan simply a contingency plan?
Shouldn't we succeed in Iraq before we go around toppling any other tyrants?
The truthfulness scorecard currently favors Scott Ritter and that makes me nervous. I sure hope I am overestimating the President's penchant for violence, or else misunderestimating his penchant for diplomacy.
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