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Omfg he's going to confront them before he lweaves office in November/December isn't he?
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No, he hasn't got the troops* and large parts of the US administration (the grown-ups, in fact) are actively working to stop it and every one of his Arab friends in the Middle East is saying 'for Allah's sake don't do it, we've enough on our plate sorting out your last mess'. In fact, Iran were recently commended for helping out in Iraq by, er, a US Army officer, who was quickly squashed for it and forced to put out a 'clarifications'. This is on top of clearing up in Lebanon and Afghanistan, neither of which are entirely altruistic, selfless operations ('who do you like more, those nice Iranians helping you rebuild or the nasty Americans/Israelis who blew it up in the first place?' Hearts and minds goes both ways).
Bush is trying to drum up support, but it's just not there - everyone knows he's out of here. Gordon Brown is as likely to back it as he is to convert to Hare Krishna - he's not a neo-con by any stretch, they distrust him and miss old Tony so much they keep giving him jobs and money to make him feel loved. Bless.
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In a speech in Abu Dhabi on the latest leg of a Middle Eastern tour, he also urged the region to embrace democracy.
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Iran is in the middle of election season - the 28th since 1979. Be a shame to spoil that by bombing it flat, really.
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Did you vote for the Lib Dems?
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Er. Yes. What's your point?
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They are allegedly 2 years away from a nuclear bomb
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Thoroughly debunked now, that one. Look up 'Iran NIE' in Google - it pays to keep up with the news, y'know.
* Here's why -
http://yorkshire-ranter.blogspot.com...manoeuvre.html