Is the American Public Being Conned into War on Iran?

[MNmom]

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The recently released International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on Iran claims than “Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device.” The report has “rekindled a debate among the Western allies and Israel about whether increased diplomatic pressure, sanctions, sabotage or military action could stop Iran’s program.” (NYT 11/8/11)

Here we go again – does this remind you of Colin Powell’s performance at the UN where he held up a test tube and assured us that Iraq was working on germ warfare?

Just what we need - another disastrous, senseless, destructive, costly, nightmare of a major war!

Get outraged! Oppose this rush to war!

[pam4peace]

1. What kind of insanity is this??? Another major war??????????

Weren't Iraq and Afghanistan enough of a disaster? We're driving full speed down the road to a ruined economy - no way we can continue to spend billions on more war!!!!

[Tippy]

2. Conned into war?...sure is beginning to look that way...

Fear wins votes....but luckly I have confidence in our President.....he will not have to go to war to win in 2012.....

[russspeakeasy]

6. Fear and stupidity......and MONEY.

[cpwm17]

3. This is corruption

Some wealthy lobbyists want war with Iran. Our government is bought and sold. So they may get their war some time in the future.

Politicians that don't play the game, don't last long. So that leaves us with morally retarded leaders that may be willing to start unprovoked wars for their own personal gain.

[newfie11]

4. and the folks that pay the price are our soldiers and Iran citizens

Meanwhile the fat cats sit is the crystal offices and drool over what money they can make.
It is beyond me how they can sleep at night with the misery they create.

[valerief]

5. Discretionary taxes go entirely to the 1%. They have EVERYTHING and they get it via WAR. nt

[grahampuba]

7. Downtown Minneapolis

That would be (my/our) Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, represented by Keith Ellison.. relatively lean on the dummies.

[HopeHoops]

8. Why the fuck Not? Join the crowd - Afghanistan, Iraq, Viet Nam, Korea, etc.

Wave the flag and scream about commies (or "terrists") and they can start bombing at any point.

[walerosco]

9. Its all in the marketing

If they can do a good job like they did with Libya, liberals and conservatives will rally behind it. Just wait till the news of unarmed protesters, Iranian jews, homosexuals and incubator babies being killed by the evil Mullahs and then come back and tell me you are still anti war.

The approach they are using right now will fail, americans will be better persuaded with a humanitarian disaster story.

[MisterP]

12. well, fortunately we have the peace-lovingest President in history

(or so I've been told), and we're not in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and freaking Australia

[azul]

10. Many still have not figured out the last big con,

and that is why they are at it again:

The Man Who Sold The War

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1118-10.htm

[Enthusiast]

14. Thanks for the link, azul.

With this level of subterfuge what chance do we have of preventing a war with Iran?

Tax dollars are misdirected toward propaganda efforts against the best interests of the American people and the people of the world. No one is held to account for this obvious treason. I cry for my nation, the nation that used to be.

[a simple pattern]

11. They need popular support to throw a war now?

News to me.

[Quantess]

15. My thoughts exactly. (no text)

[Enthusiast]

13. This time only the ultra stupid GOPers and

Teabaggsters will believe the lies. We already know they are ramping up the lies. We know Israel is loaded with nucs. We know our government is thoroughly fucking corrupt and controlled by the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.

[Douglas Carpenter]

16. knr

[butterfly77]

17. Yes...

Dick Cheney on Iran

http://youtu.be/UrZLk7uTYp8