Diplomacy, trumped up charges, and a debate too late.

North Korea has agreed to dismantle its nuClEar plants and enrichment facilities as a result of the diplomatic efforts between them, the US and the neighboring countries in the region. What a novel idea, right? Maybe someday the United States will dismantle its own nuclear arsenal. It would probably take more than the $400 million dollars in aid that North Korea is getting. And imagine talking to neighboring countries in the region to get a "crazy" dictator to stop his nuCLEar Weapons program. Wasn't North Korea further along than even Iran in their nuCLEar program? Maybe we should bring Syria and Iran into talks. Maybe aid would work better than sanctions, but you know Iranians, they're "terrorists". Well maybe not the terrorists that hit us, but they all look the same right (I'm kidding) . They all have oil, that's for sure.

Instead of diplomatic negotiations with Iran, Our president and his secretary of defense would rather flaunt trumped up charges. Their "pretty good" evidence shows that Shiite militias (and Sunni insurgents) are using explosives like what has been used by Hamas. And those were most likely provided by Iran. Follow the logic? There are Iranian markings on some of the munitions used by those that want Us dead and/or out of Iraq. This logic reminds me of the old "gun manufacturer is responsible for gun deaths" argument that has been refuted by the very people that are using it now to start a war with Iran. A stockpile of Austrian rifles was seized from insurgents. Does that mean we're gonna blow up the airports, bridges and cities of Austria now? Hell, there's some of Our own arsenal being fired at us. And I've never heard of rogue agents of a government (foreign or domestic) acting illegally without the knowledge or consent of its leaders. Sounds like a show on fox, doesn't it? At least Iraq has a new "security plan". They plan to do something the United States has been unable to do, secure their country's border.

So as the 110th Congress debates a war the 109th Congress should have debated four years ago, it's no wonder the head republican is crying. It's no wonder that once the Libby trial began to expose the lead up to the war in Iraq, vice president dick, rover, and little lying libby decided not to testify. Are the Chicken hawks running from the fight? Maybe someday the workings of this administration and their war of choice will finally be brought to light. You can not blame this failure of an invasion and the fatally flawed foreign policy that lead to it on those who disagree with it, which now seems to be the only defense that the president's remaining pets in Congress have against those who are finally united in voicing their dissent.

In case you missed it, here are my favorite two bush quotes from his February 14th press conference:

"It's an interesting question. One of the problems, not specifically on this issue, just in general, that - let's put it this way: Money trumps peace, sometimes.
In other words, commercial interests are very powerful interests throughout the world. And part of the issue in convincing people to put sanctions on a specific country is to convince them that it's in the world's interest that they forego their own financial interest."

"It's hard for me living in this beautiful White House to give you an assessment, a first hand assessment. I haven't been there. You have, I haven't."