Much to the chagrin of the DailyKos crowd and the Ron Paul supporters…although I’m sure it’s still going to be our fault in their minds…Iran is making moves the reek of war footing. Via Hot Air from the UK Sun:
Last night an intelligence source told The Sun: “It is an extremely alarming development and raises the stakes considerably. In effect, it means we are in a full on war with Iran — but nobody has officially declared it.
“We have hard proof that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have crossed the border to attack us.
“It is very hard for us to strike back. All we can do is try to defend ourselves. We are badly on the back foot.”
Our Boys picked up the Iranian helicopters on radar crossing into empty desert.
The sightings have been confirmed to The Sun by very senior military sources.
At least two Brit squaddies are thought to have been killed by bombs planted during these incursions into Maysan province — Corporal Ben Leaning, 24, and Trooper Kristen Turton, 27.
A further 44 British deaths have also been linked to the highly advanced bombs, rockets and mortars which originated in Iran.
So what does this mean for the British? What does this mean for the US? If this is true (the fact it’s the Sun Times, where we usually turn to for Babyshambles and coked up Kate Moss doesn’t instill confidence in the fact finding division) then we’ve got serious problems. Although we are still in Iraq at behest of the Iraqi government (like it or not) how do we deal with act of aggression from a sovereign nation. The liberals have neutered us, so we won’t be able to address it forthright with retaliation without people screaming “Halliburton!” and “Cheney!”, and while we “reason” with them, they continue to kill our allies, and our soldiers…which liberals are okay with, as long as we don’t take arms back up against them, then we’re the evil. Avoid war at any cost. Save life at the expense of life. Protect the defenseless by walking away. Guns cause violence, not people…unless those guns are nuclear weapons…then people cause violence.
The Ron Paul crowd would have you believe that this is Israel, this is oil, this is our fault. As Bryan asks:
Have the Iranians judged the strength of the British military based on its most recent close encounter with the Royal Navy? If so, now’s a good time to start worrying.
I think that he’s probably right. We’ve been tested, poked, prodded, and found lacking. We have no backbone. Our people have no backbone, and the officials that had a backbone, have lost the support of the people on tangential issues. The cancer is spreading, the support is gone, and some of the crazies even excuse the fascists. Why shouldn’t Iran have nuclear power? Because they don’t have the checks and balances to not push the button, because as much as some of our elected officials hate the Jews, it’s not our official platform, in our speeches, and ingrained in our very way of life to end their existence.
So what now? I’m guessing nothing. Bush gets blamed for Iran crossing the border of a sovereign nation and killing it’s peacekeepers. Chavez will still meet with Ahmadinejad. Liberals will still hang off of the testicles of the Chavez, even while his men shoot and attack those who would dare be vocal against his policies. The Jews will be blamed for everything. Kucinich will still look like a Muppet washed on hot. There will still be commentary that Bush is worse than Hitler. It’s the end of intellectual honesty. Even I have the intelligence to recognize that while I didn’t agree with Clinton’s policies, he wasn’t the worst president ever. That honor goes to another.
Aside: Will the liberals protect us? I’ve found an answer. It’s time to buy a firearm…I don’t trust my government to do it for me any more.
Screw it all man…enjoy the tunes.
I think you meant this:
http://existingthing.blogspot.com/2006/06/why-own-guns.html
instead of my “fuck that” post…
Left by existingthing on June 26th, 2007