We wake up and CNN/Headline says: Bush Invades Iran...President Bush

[KoKo]

ordered a bombing raid on Iran's Nuclear Facilities last night based on information of imminent threat against Iran's targeting of strategic US alies. The President consulted with his National Security Agency (NSA) and Deputy Administrator of the CIA and based on the warnings he received he has commenced strategic bombings of key Iranian Nuclear sites who have threatened our interests in the stabilization of the Middle East.


President Bush's team was informed of the threat late last night according to administration officials and his decision was based on intelligence from the highest sources of credibility according to Pentagon Officials and others in the CIA and NSA. The President said the information was based on intelligence chatter and key operatives who have been warning of this for months. The President says that any action by Iran this close to a National Presidential Election should be treated with the utmost of concern to preserve the integrity of the voting process.

The President and key administration advisors working with Pentagon Officials, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and National Security Advisor Condileeza Rice have been working with the President on this action.

Pentagon Officials have stated that "collateral damage" has been minimum but that any collateral damage outweighs the damage that would have occurred if Iran had targeted any of her neighboring countries including Israel with the nuclear capability it possessed.

Middle Eastern representatives have applauded the President's actions saying that this pre-emptive strike has made the Middle East a safer environment and in no way puts the occupation of Iraq by the US in any threat for retaliation by radical Islamist terrorist factions in the region.

President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney spoke to reporters in the early hours this morning after the strikes and answered questions about how the American people would react to this overnight strike on Iraq's neighbor.

The President and Vice President stated that America is safer from terrorism by this strategic targeting of Iran's weapons of mass destruction, and this should be a message to Iran that any further posturing about possible strikes on their neighbors in the Middle East will be challenged with the ultimate force of the United States military. President Bush added that these "terraists are evil doers and they have been responsible for our prolonged presence in Iraq because they have been sending these bad guys over the border to fight our guys ...and gals ....well..our military...and the freedom of the Iraqi people...you have to understand here...the freedom of the Iraqi people is what all this is about...without freedom there's nothing...I mean..well you know...freedom is freedom and we had to take these weapons out...everyone knew that...because everybody wants freedom..

The President and Vice President then left the podium to return to Camp David and the Vice President to Idaho where he was vacationing with his family...

(Fake)Reuter's report 5:00 a.m. washington DC

[Maccagirl]

1. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised

by this scenario. It saddens me no end to say that.

:cry:

[Cleita]

2. What if it's already happened and there hasn't been reported

yet? You know we invaded Cambodia during Vietnam before the news got wind of it.

[Hornito]

3. More likely, it will be Israel that does the bombing. Still, the ...

the scenario you present is certainly possible. As this mis-administration realizes that it is going down in November, I expect a lot of things to happen. One, rising oil prices, was certainly in the cards. Knowing that their boy Bush is on his way out, the oil companies are going to screw this nation badly.

[DemBones DemBones]

4. Anyone else here feel that it's important to

check the news once or twice a day (at least) to make sure the world hasn't been blown up?

Our paranoia is due to GWB as much as OBL.

[hang a left]

6. Yes I do.

But, I come here for that. I figure when shit hits the fan and the fan is on high we will be the first to know.

[Tight_rope]

8. I with you...I come to DU for all "BREAKING NEWS"....Everyone else is slow

[PatriotGames]

5. I think something like that would lock up a Bush win in Nov.

[Cleita]

9. Bush isn't winning anything in November.

He didn't in 2000 without getting the Supreme Court to pre-empt the Constitution and he will get even fewer votes this November. So what will the Supremes do next?

[PurityOfEssence]

10. Worse: if he knows he's not going to win, it's his last chance to attack

Do you think he'd have any problem with a lame duck offensive? He's addled enough to think that it might help him, and there's no downside if he's outside the margin they can "fix" at the polls. If it galvanizes the people (fat chance) it could help him, but if it doesn't, he would still be fulfilling the big wet dream of all those "real men" who want to go to Tehran.

It must truly drive them nuts that they can't take out Syria right now; I'm sure we'll learn in the years to come that they were deploying for it after taking Baghdad, but just couldn't pull it off due to the lack of flower petals...

Remember: his Skull and Bones name is "Temporary"...

[mandyky]

7. I have been thinking he'd go after Cuba first

I would not be surprised by anything this crew comes up with, including bombing N. Korea...

[Strelnikov_]

11. Then Iran Starts Slinging Anti-Ship Missiles, Sinks A Few Tankers

and the price of oil hits $150+/bbl.

U.S. is then forced to initiate around the clock air operations to pacify the Iranian ASM threat. After a couple of months the threat is somewhat neutralized, but additional tankers are sunk in the process.

In the meantime, Iranian Revolutionary Guard units have been filtering into southern Iraq while U.S. assets were occupied with securing the oil routes in the gulf. Southern Iraq suddenly erupts in open rebellion, civil war breaks out.

Ever wonder why we are topping off the strategic petroleum reserve with oil at record high prices?

[KoKo]

12. I was hoping someone would tell me why he won't be able to do this....

but maybe that scenario is many of our darkest fears. I just wonder if he could really pull this off, given how badly Iraq is going, but on the other hand he/they might try it just because Iraq IS going so badly and they need to complete the scenario whether they win or not.

I wonder if there's any way to stop this, and if there are powers out there who would try this time? When is enough, enough with these guys?

[justgamma]

13. Ac tually ,the PNACs plan

was to go after Iran , then Korea, then Iraq. Guess they thought they couldn't make a strong enough case for Iran.

I won't rest easy until until Kerry is sworn in.

[KoKo]

14. Kick...Kick..I don't want to wake up and see this...but I think we will

see some version of this very "dark" (I know) scenario...:-(