If they attack Iran it bowls over global oil production in such a fashion as to cover their tracks an it permits for the neocon putsch to be firmed ahead of the installation of a Democratic Congress next January, one which will promptly hand them over to The Hague for war crimes trials in order to restore some of our national honor.

And people here are so blinded by the Meat Stick Media they'll lap it up. Tell me again why I get out of bed and try to do something about this every day?

Some US general said "war is a racket", I think. A war with Iran would be the best way to funnel perhaps the last major revenues likely to be collected by the IRS into the pockets of Cheney's supporters (military suppliers etc.) WHILE providing the rationale for controlling dissenters AND the resulting gas shortages will also keep everyone focused on basic suvival, not paying attention to WHO is escaping on planes bound for, for example, Paraguay.....

You see, they've thought it all out, the neocons. And it matters not a whit whether anyone has guessed their plans, because they are in control.

But, you know, war lords flourish when it's a zero sum game. If available energy is increasing, then fine, leaders are happy to share the good fortune bountifully among the populace. But if the energy available is going to stagnate or decrease then the window SLAMS shut and people who are a bit stronger, richer and more powerful make sure that they remain that way, even if it takes lies, robbing, whatever.

There were war lords here in Japan until 1863 when the Meiji Revolution did away with them. I believe that the energy profile of Japan (as well as the world) changed at that time and it was no longer a zero sum game, suddenly there was coal, oil, etc. ("Oh, OKAY, great! Let's SHARE!")

But in the US way before Bush was--ahem---"elected" in 2000, the reversion to the zero sum game energy profile was clear, just even by the slowing marginal rate of oil production. Bush is a war lord, masquerading as a democratic leader. He is a war lord in every sense. He is being run by others who are profiting from his policies. He doesn't hate war, regret war, or even dislike it. (Maybe in his heart of hearts he might feel sorry for the people killed, but he is weak enough to separate these feelings from his policies).

He is a war lord. There might be more such "leaders" on the horizon, as time passes, only the scale will be smaller and smaller. Fighting between continents, then within continents, then within countries, then just between two groups on different sides of a hill......

Even the nut case Neocon's have to understand that a move against Iran will take Persian Gulf oil off line and kick the global ecomony into the dumpster... make that a giant trash compactor.

Likewise I would guess that during DC's recent talks with the Saudis, such subjects were maybe considered? If so, what would the Saudis positions be? I really can't see them giving a "thumbs up" to a nuke holocaust, even if they do hate those creepy Persian Shiites. The Saudis could derail such plans with promises of dialing back exports as a threat.

Besides, there's oil in Greenland. We should preemtively strke al Qaide in Greenland, grab the oil, and pack up our tents in the middle east.