Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Americans' Trepidation Over Iran Measurable

Several new polls are showing that the "propaganda industrial complex" has been somewhat successful in whipping up fear of Iran among the over-worked and under-informed citizens of the United States.

As if the U.S. didn't have it's hands full in one American-created shithole, the public appears to believe that we should ratchet up the pressure on our main victim's next-door neighbor.

Seven in 10 Americans would support international economic sanctions as a way to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons...

(A)bout 42 percent of Americans said they would support bombing Iran's nuclear development sites, while 54 percent oppose it...

A large majority of the public says Iran is a threat to the United States, albeit not an immediate one, according to a recent Gallup poll.

Do any of these idiots have any idea how preposterous it is to consider Iran a genuine threat to the U.S.?

Even a nuclear armed Iran would be, at most, a threat to Israel, not the United States.

Last week's Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg poll asked if the public would support military action if "Iran continues to produce material that can be used to develop nuclear weapons." In that survey, 57 percent backed a military response.

Is a military response the first thing that comes into the heads of these Neanderthals? No wonder our founding fathers decided against allowing the public to vote directly for president, choosing instead one level of abstraction via the Electoral College.

The Bush administration has said military action is not currently an option, but congressional leaders such as Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have said the threat of a military strike must remain on the table.

Wait a second, when has any administration ever taken the threat of force off the table in any situation. That just ain't done.

This administration is lying about even this to cover for the U.S. special forces who are currently operating in Iran laying the groundwork for whatever is to happen.

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