Hmm, a Naval blockade against Iran. Brilliant!

I’m not saying this is going to happen or anything, but I do know it sounds precisely like what I would be looking for if I wanted to go to war with Iran.

The ideal situation is one where the American people thinks we’re doing something within reason, but in fact we’re really twisting a dagger into someone’s kidney.

So what happens? They lash out.

“Oh! Did you see what they did?” (looking around for witnesses) “You guys saw that, right? Well, on to war it is then…”

And a good portion of our sorry ass population would fall for it, too. Depressing.

So I wonder if that’s the game. Put a blockade on them until they snap. I suppose it worked in WWII so why not try it again?

I think we’re going to war with Iran, and I think it’ll happen this summer. I think it’s already been decided and all we’re looking for now is a way to motivate the American sheeple into getting behind it. Here’s a list of ways to do just that.

1. Another terrorism incident here in the U.S. with a link to a group supposedly financed out of Iran, e.g. Hezbollah. Faux News shows the dead Americans and runs video of Hezbollah training camps and our nation of mouthbreathers spins up into another war frenzy.
2. Iran “attacks” an American or Israeli military asset, e.g. plane, boat, etc. We respond by “returning” fire and the war starts when Iran defends itself.
3. We find “proof” that Iran is making nuclear weapons for the purpose of waging war. We show some mushroom clouds and pictures of Jesus and get the illiterates ready for battle.

Many of my intelligent and liberal friends don’t think this can happen. They think the country is already wise to how the administration works and that they’d never fall for such a thing.

I think they’re optimistic to the point of foolishness.

The Stupid Are Easily Manipulated

The depth of emotion-based stupidity within this country is terrifying. It’s true that the country currently feels some level of distrust for the Bush administration, but that can instantly be erased by any of the incidents above executed with Rovian precision.

Picture the guy with the 3-ton SUV with the yellow ribbon on it.

Mainstream Mouthbreather: “I don’t trust Bush. He’s in Iraq for oil. But I support the troops.”
Faux News: “Iran bombed an American shopping mall.”
Mainstream Mouthbreather: “Kill them all. Turn it into a glass parking lot. I’ve never trusted those A-rabs.”

This can, and very likely will, happen. The signs are very clear. The only question is, what can we do about it?

Pat Buchanan has been impressing me lately. He’s come out as fiercely anti-neocon and has been producing some excellent articles. Here’s a short quote capturing his opinion of “dangerous” Iran:

Time to return to Planet Earth. Ahmadinejad is not only jeered at Columbia but at colleges in Tehran. He is openly attacked by rivals. He does not control the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. He does not decide on war or peace. He runs a regime with 2 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, no nukes and no navy or air force to rival ours. He is a Shi’ite in a Sunni world. How is this 5 foot, 4 inch Persian going to strong-arm the United States, Russia and China – not to mention an Israel with 300 nukes – into his “new order”?

Refreshing. Too bad Fox News has more of an audience.

In other words, Iran is involved in killing Americans. That gives us permission.

This is so obvious it’s painful to look at. Fortunately for the government the American public is too stupid to even notice they’re being manipulated.

CNN: U.S. Blames Iran For Bombings

The U.S. military has presented evidence that shows Iran is behind bombings that have killed U.S. troops in Iraq.

Is it just me, or does it sound like precisely the kind of language that’s used to manufacture consent?

It’s easy to see why people are worried about Iran getting nuclear weapons. Here are some quotes by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

“As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map.”

So he’s pretty much dedicated to the destruction of Israel — fair enough. But then he goes on to say the following in his letter to Bush:

“Why is it that any technological and scientific achievement reached in the Middle East region is translated into and portrayed as a threat to the Zionist regime?”

Hmm, I don’t know. Why would anyone think he possibly means to harm Israel?

“Like it or not, the Zionist regime is heading toward annihilation. The Zionist regime is a rotten, dried tree that will be eliminated by one storm.”

Either he has some specific, very interesting meteorological information, or the guy is talking about a war (or the use of a nuclear device). Look, I think these people (and the Mideast in general) have some legitimate complaints about a great many things that the U.S. is doing, but nothing is gained by carrying on like this. They are coming off as insane, dangerous children, not like a state that deserves to be treated with respect.

Naturally, this leads to them not being treated with respect, at which point they get more angry and pump more money into terrorism and war-making enterprises. It’s a cycle that will lead to nothing but pain for everyone.