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shawmutt · Jan 17, 2008, 05:43 pm

Bush seems intent on getting us into war in Iran. Repeating "all options are on the table" with the fervency of his "stay the course" strategy that worked so well years ago, he seems to ignore and outright deny evidence contrary to his opinion, such as the most recent NIE report and stories such as this:

NPR : Gates: No Immediate Military Threat from Iran

In an interview with FOX news, Bush was asked if he believed the NIE, he replied "I believe that the intelligence professionals are very sincere in their analysis. That should not say to people that Iran is not a threat. In other words...I believe they want a weapon, and I believe that they're trying to gain the know-how as to how to make a weapon under the guise of a civilian nuclear program." ( FOXNews.com - President Bush Goes 'On the Record' - Greta Van Susteren | On The Record With Greta )

Basically if shaky intelligence, like what got us into Iraq, agrees with Bush's world view, it is taken as gospel and hammered into the minds of Americans--but if well researched and documented intelligence disagrees with Bush's agenda, it is to be dismissed.

I wonder if the American public will let happen to Iran what happened to Iraq.

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shawmutt Slightly Dangerous Location: Greencastle, PA Posts: 1,160	Iran threat--where is the disconnect? Bush seems intent on getting us into war in Iran. Repeating "all options are on the table" with the fervency of his "stay the course" strategy that worked so well years ago, he seems to ignore and outright deny evidence contrary to his opinion, such as the most recent NIE report and stories such as this: NPR : Gates: No Immediate Military Threat from Iran In an interview with FOX news, Bush was asked if he believed the NIE, he replied "I believe that the intelligence professionals are very sincere in their analysis. That should not say to people that Iran is not a threat. In other words...I believe they want a weapon, and I believe that they're trying to gain the know-how as to how to make a weapon under the guise of a civilian nuclear program." ( FOXNews.com - President Bush Goes 'On the Record' - Greta Van Susteren \| On The Record With Greta ) Basically if shaky intelligence, like what got us into Iraq, agrees with Bush's world view, it is taken as gospel and hammered into the minds of Americans--but if well researched and documented intelligence disagrees with Bush's agenda, it is to be dismissed. I wonder if the American public will let happen to Iran what happened to Iraq. 78% of statistics are made up on the spot.