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Zbu Manowar · #1

I don't think Bush has the support anymore to go to war with Iran. Taking out such a big oil supplier will send this country into a depression easily. And even if Bush doesn't think about that, his party is abandoning him in droves. Why do you think everybody is talking about elections earlier this year? Bush might have power and is insane, but nobody takes him seriously anymore. His power is gone and the only thing he has left is pathetic shit talking.

Congress is just waiting for the right moment to impeach him, and I'll guess that if anybody does it it'll be the Republicans just to cleanse their palate of him. Nothing comes before the party in their eyes, especially a hick figurehead whose use has just ran out. On top of that, nobody would disagree if Bush and Cheney were made to fall on their swords and get impeached.

mburbank · #2

Unfortunately, I think the question boils down to, if W, as commander in chief of the armed forces, orders major air strikes on Iraq, will the military follow his orders? I don't see the joint chiefs having any choice beyond resignation, and W could just appoint someone new and order them.

My hope lies in the idea that he is not so isolated he doesn't know he would have zero support for such a move, and not so looney he doesn't care. But I'm not certain of either of those things.