On Hardball with Chris Matthews tonight, one of the guests was Robert Baer. He said that President Ahmadinejad has the ambition to overthrow the governments of the Persian Gulf, to eventually remove Israel, to go to war with America, and to actually use nuclear weapons if he develops them. Is Baer right? Or is he trying to help Cheney by making a strong argument for attacking Iran? Is Baer telling lies to help Cheney?
Since Cheney knows that Iran will fight back if attacked, and that oil will go over 500 a barrel, how will Cheney attack? Would Cheney choose to hit Iran with a hundred or more nuclear weapons as a surprise in order to prevent Iran from fighting back? If he did that, what would be the enviromental impact worldwide? How far will Cheney go while risking nuclear winter? Could the food supply for many countries in the world be affected by the use of so many nuclear bombs?
What about President Ahmadinejad? Is he looking for martyrdom as Baer claims? Or is he just trying to consolidate power for the unpopular clerics in Iran?
Will Karl Rove prevent Cheney from attacking Iran? Or not?
I don't know.