Senator Reid on Iran

I have no idea if Bush intends to start a war with Iran or whether all the recent criticism is forcing the plan to be returned to the back burner. With Bush, one never knows. Who would have ever imagined the level of incompetence shown by Bush and Rumsfeld in Iraq as just one example? Think Progress has a post on Senator Harry Reid's view on Iran:

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has joined the long list of national security officials, Iran experts, and others who argue that no good military options exist in Iran.

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...The Iran nuclear crisis can likely be resolved using diplomatic, economic, and political power. Unfortunately, as Reid understands, the Bush administration has proved utterly incompetent at employing the full range of U.S. powers in the past.

Here more from the Washington Post (via Think Progress):

The Bush administration is relying too heavily on other countries in the international effort to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, according to Sen. Harry Reid.

Reid, D-Nev., said the administration should be taking the lead, but instead is relying on Germany, France and Great Britain to convince Iran to end its uranium enrichment program.

Bush seems to have a habit of making a lot of noise for public consumption and then spending weeks sitting on his hands instead of engaging in the 'hard' work of being president. But he likes dramatic moments like walking the deck of the Abraham Lincoln with a sign that says, 'Mission Accomplished.' We may yet see this president go to war once again without a plan and without a clue.