December 06, 2007
Kumbaya, Iran, Kumbaya
Well, isnt that a bit of a change? Thanks to our friends responsible for this years National Intelligence Estimate, Rip Torn is more of a threat to America than Iran is.
Not exactly, of course. Yet, as has oft been mentioned in the press of late, the NIE folks now believe that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. If we, the crack young staff of The Hatemongers Quarterly, had any faith in American intelligence, wed be overjoyed.
Hooray, hooray! Iran isnt attempting to build nuclear weapons anymore. We always guessed that this was the case: We dont mean to jump on the bandwagon, but Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has always struck us as a man of peace. (Or is that man of piecepiece of Israel?)
Surely Lee Bollinger owes President Ahmadinejad a few words of apologyif he didnt already. Boy, theres egg all over President Bollingers face, eh? It turns out that the brutal dictator Bollinger excoriated is actually a Muslim Mother Theresa.
In addition, Israel must finally be able to get a little rest and relaxation. No need for vigilance now: Iran doesnt have the bomb, and thus cant wipe the dreaded Zionist Entity off the map.
Further, we imagine that President Bushs domestic political critics are crowing. Aha, they think: Our Moron-in-Chief oversold the threat the mad mullahs pose, just like he exaggerated the evils of that charming and enlightened philosopher-king, Saddam Hussein.
Another victory for Harry Reids brand of aggressive diplomacy? More evidence that America should come up with more diplomatic surges, and fewer of the bellicose variety?
Hardly. After all, according to this years NIE, Iran halted its nuclear ambitions in 2003. If this is trueifit strikes us that the date that this happened is somewhat significant.
But what other foreign policy decision also occurred in 2003? Gee: Nothing comes to mind.
Oh, wait: The US and its allies liberated Iraq then. Huh: We wonder if thats connected to the Iranian governments decision to forgo its typical pugnacity.
