Mind Your 'N's and 'Q's

We threatened Iran.

The president has stated that Iran is the primary threat to America. He also said he will use diplomacy to combat the Iran issue and only use force if necessary.

Hmm.

But, I thought...

So, let me get this straight. We refuse to negotiate or use diplomacy against the non-fundamentalist Iraqi regime who posed no threat to us, yet we are willing to do so with a fundamentalist Iranian regime whose ties to those who hurt us are far more visible.

I thought we didn't negotiate with terrorists.

OK, let me clarify here. I am not in favor of invading Iran. Good or bad (and they are very, very bad -- far more dangerous than Hussein was), it is yet another gust of wind that blows us off course. We do not need to invade Iran. We do not need a pre-emptive strike here. What we need is diplomacy.

What we need is to continue to search and destroy all al Quaida operations. We also need to get out of Iraq as quickly as possible. That means we need to get the Iraqi army strong enough that the Iranians and Syrians cannot invade (what a mess G.W. put us in). We need Iraq to be able to secure its borders quickly. Then we need to pull out.

Many people believe, as they have told me, that diplomacy is weak. Not true. There are ways to be diplomatic that are not weak. Vito Corleone, for example, was quite diplomatic in getting his nephew out of the band leader's contract. Or in getting Mrs. Colombo to stay in her apartment and keep her dog.

There can be truth in fiction.

We don't need to invade to be effective.

If only someone in this administration understood that.

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And on a lighter note...

I think I've found a new respect for Jessica Simpson. Read the news to find out why.

And GO KOREA!!!!!! 6-0 including two victories over their nemesis Japan.

The Sab Four are in the Hall. Finally.

Edgar and Tony dying in back-to-back episodes really hurt. Let's try and keep everyone else alive, shall we?