Here we go again
Is it just me or has anyone else been suffering a case of deja vu? In late 2002 and early 2003, I remember there was a slow but steady increase in the Bush administration mentioning the dreaded word: Iraq. Now, it seems, as though they have begun this process anew, substituting one lonely letter to create a new word of despair: Iran. The talk about attacking Iran certainly seems to be more and more a part of the steady jingoistic idealism emanating from the White House lately. Don't believe me, check out this article in the New Yorker by Seymour Hersh, entitled The Coming Wars. New Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, has stated that a military attack on Iran "is simply not on the agenda at this point." Is anyone else frightened by that simple phrase "at this point?"