"Rumsfeld said there aren't any good targets in Afghanistan. And there are Lots of good targets in Iraq," Clarke said on Sunday's 60 Minutes. "I said, 'Well, there are lots of good targets in lots of places, but Iraq had nothing to do with it.'
The vast nation of Iran, with a population of over 70 million people, is effectively reduced to one man: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Who is endlessly quoted as having said something awful about Israel and a map, but no one really knows for sure what he actually said. Or, if he even said it at all.
But, no matter. He has been photographed in a white lab coat, surrounded by shiny things, and we are told that proves Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. And such a thing simply cannot be allowed to happen. In fact, we must go to war to stop it from happening. If you ask why that is the case, they will tell you about Israel and the map again.
And, if you are rude enough to point out the fact that the United States has thousands of nuclear weapons, and Israel likely has hundreds, you will quickly learn what it means to be a pariah. Friends will insult you, and block you on facebook. You will be called an "anti-Semite" for daring to suggest that bombing Iran might be more for the benefit of Israel, then for the security of the United States.
Ron Paul 2012. I don't want him to become the president, but I'm damn glad he is running.
But, no matter. He has been photographed in a white lab coat, surrounded by shiny things, and we are told that proves Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. And such a thing simply cannot be allowed to happen. In fact, we must go to war to stop it from happening. If you ask why that is the case, they will tell you about Israel and the map again.
And, if you are rude enough to point out the fact that the United States has thousands of nuclear weapons, and Israel likely has hundreds, you will quickly learn what it means to be a pariah. Friends will insult you, and block you on facebook. You will be called an "anti-Semite" for daring to suggest that bombing Iran might be more for the benefit of Israel, then for the security of the United States.
Ron Paul 2012. I don't want him to become the president, but I'm damn glad he is running.
