Fool me once...
Okay, let me start with the facts before I let loose a tirade (which I will not do). The Bush Administration, by IT'S OWN ADMISSION, has stated it knows that Iran gave up it's Nuclear Bomb work in 2003.
Fair enough, thanks for the truth (although you got caught - you didn't cough it up on your own). But, the administration has know this for months. During those same months, the President, the Vice-President, our Secretary of State, our Secretary of Defense and our Secretary of Energy have been building up to war.
And if you think I am wrong - remember our President's words, "the threat of Iran with a nuclear weapon very seriously," and that the best way to prevent "World War III" would be to prevent the Iranians from obtaining the "knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon."
Or this gem from Cheney, we should "reach for any tool that's available" -- including the "possible use of military force" -- to "discourage the Iranians from enriching uranium and producing nuclear weapons.
So if you thought Bush and Cheney wouldn't lie again and try to lead us into an unnecessary and futile war to prove their manhood. Well, "Fool me twice...
An administration that lies repeatedly about issues of life and death does not deserve our respect. It doesn't deserve the respect of the world.
America once stood for honesty, the rights of people and self-determination. That is the America I miss. It's like when you come home from summer break and your best friend moved. And you never got the chance to say good-bye. You ache.