Alex Dunne

I started reading about predictions about an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities a few months ago. At first I thought these stories were just tales from the rumor mill. But today one of Olmert’s deputies came out and flatly said that attacking Iran comes next. That’s laying your cards on the table, I’d say.

Could the Bush administration be so stupid and hawkish as to get involved in yet another war when Iraq has been so successful and such a hit with the public? If Israelis want to start a fight, let them do it - just don’t drag the U.S. into it.  Why start a war with Iran and bog our troops down in a third conflict?

We’re in a recession and job losses are mounting.  The dollar is plummeting. Oil prices are going through the roof. Russia, China and India are hugely dependant on Iranian oil, and will hardly take our side.  We need to get used to the fact that nuclear proliferation is here to stay. Starting a conflict will not change that in the long run.  But Israel knows that if they want any help against Iran, they need to do it while the current idiot is in the White House. So my prediction is that by November, we’ll be waging Yet Another War.

I heard a great snippet on NPR this morning on the way to work.  Every Friday, NPR broadcasts “StoryCorps”, which is usually a semi-schmaltzy piece where someone tells a relative how much they love them.  Today’s was different though, and made me laugh out loud.  It’s about Mexican immigrants who had their name American-ified…at least some of them.  On some names, it just doesn’t work.  Take a listen… (Don’t read the transcript, you have to hear the guy -click “Listen Now” at top of the NPR page.)