Quote Originally Posted by medicinal
Smoke and mirrors, the whole "Iraq is getting friendly to the US" is nothing but smoke and mirrors. I'm sure a few soldiers that haven't been in mortal combat with the Iraqis could see friendly Iraqis, But ask one that has had them shooting and popping IEDs at them how they feel. To a man they hate the Iraqis, especially after they have seen their buddies blown up. Why have over two million fled their homes, love of the US, I don't think so. Why when questioned do most Iraqis say things were much better under Sadam, even though they feared him and his sons. I'll tell you why. They could go to the market without fear of being blown to bits, and when they got there they could actually get something to eat. Iraq is a country divided, shia-Sunni-Kurds three separate entities that want autonomy within their own tribes, Sadam had them under his thumb and they lived side by side without malice. The Middle east was much more stable with Sadam in power And it will never revert to a peaceful place. The Iraqi government is a big joke. We bring in 40,000 more troops to help them and what do they want to do, take a two month Vacation, pathetic.
No no, medicinal. Iraq is a much better place now. George Bush say's so and he's the President so he knows best.


Back to the original question: "Iran: The Next War?", I would have to say not likely. The only way Bush could get us into an actual war with Iran would be if Ahmadinejad were to do something so heinous that not only would the Dems not object, but most likely neither would the rest of the world. If this were 4 years earlier things might be different. But with the current congress, should Bush do something stupid again he'd be out faster than you can say "impeachment".

Ironically, Iran appears to be a far greater threat than Iraq ever was. Unfortunately, our dumb fuck "leader" was so gung-ho to get us into a disastrous war with Iraq that we'll probaby overlook any new threat in the region until it comes and bites us on the ass.