It seems like the calm before the storm. Now that we've had the SOTU and can shift our dialogue back to domestic issues and right-wing noise machine operatives, and we've sent Condi over to Europe so that, magically, everyone's our best friend again -- the Pentagon can begin setting up for "surgical" airstrikes in Iran.
As I'm sure most people here won't doubt, the grand strategy of Bush/Rove/Cheney Co is one of war (and oil). Well, now that we've got Iran sandwiched in by puppet regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, Iran is no doubt getting up to high alert. So how do we know Iran is next despite the muted though ambiguous and slight backpedaling?
Well, clearly January was the time for ChimpCo to start planting seeds (memes) in our collective consciousness about our new worst enemy -- Osama.. ahem.. I mean Iran. Then the soccer moms can think "Oh gee.. not right now, ok? I'm all 'conservative' and everything but let's wait until I've watched a few more months of Fox and have managed to convince myself that bombing those UnChristians is, 'sadly', the best thing to do. Think of the freedom! Well, at least I won't need to change these yellow ribbons"
The evidence and motive is there. I don't think the neocons are backing down -- these fascists know no limits, and I'm sure are itching to start the next major round of "combat operations". The Bush war machine must be stopped. While the RWCM is burying this story now, we shouldn't. We should continue to scream bloody murder about Bush's next target.