OK. So War with Iran Seems Pretty Much Inevitable

The Grand Wizard of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a statement that essentially amounts to a declaration of war against the United States.

Our enemies know very well that any aggression will have a response from all sides by Iranian people on their interests all over the world,” he said.

"But wait," you say. "He's not declaring war he's merely reaffirming Iran's right to defend itself against American aggression. That seems perfectly reasonable." And if we were dealing with perfectly reasonable people you might even have a point other than the one on your head.

What all of the stories I've seen on this statement so far fail to explore is at what threshold of aggression will Khamenei unleash his wave of terrorism - for that is what he has threatened to do. As you ponder that question remember that we are talking about serious hard-line Islamists. You know the kind of people who attacked another nation's sovereign territory because of some cartoons.

I don't have a lot of confidence that the leaders of the religion of the perpetually outraged and offended are going to set the aggression bar too high.

You might also be wondering why would Iran make such a bold statement? I know the answer but I forgot where I put the link to the Senate debate on How and When we should surrender in Iraq.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 01:19 PM | No Comments | Add Comment