Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall April 30, 2006 02:19 AM:
The only crisis with Iran is the crisis with the president’s public approval ratings. Period. End of story. The Iranians are years, probably as long as a decade away, and possibly even longer from creating even a limited yield nuclear weapon. Ergo, the only reason to ramp up a confrontation now is to help the president’s poll numbers.
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To the president the Democrats should be saying, Double or Nothing is Not a Foreign Policy.
I like it. Read all of the analysis (I have elided a bunch of it): he, as usual, sees through the smoke and mirrors so beloved by this administration.