If we are to stop a war on Iran, we've got to confront the Democrats. They seem to be embracing the Iran threat, and propagating the Bush-line every step of the way. It's got to stop!
If you haven't picked up Joshua Frank's new book Left Out! (author of the article below), I highly recommend it. It is the best analysis of the 2004 election's I've read, and he really takes on the Democrats for their failures. He also makes a fantastic argument for how we are to fix them. And it isn't simply embracing different language (ie Lakoff), it's about real values. You can read an excerpt and order over at BrickBuner.
From
CounterPunch
The Facts Don't Matter
Bombing Iran
By JOSHUA FRANK
As if things were going so smoothly in Iraq, now this: leaders in the US are calling for military strikes on Iran. Their infatuation with taking down the mullahs isn't predicated on defending the United States. Rather, it's to protect Israel - from what, we're not really sure.
AIPAC, the highly influential pro-Israel lobbying group in Washington recently held its well-attended annual conference, where the core educational thrust of the event was to persuade US politicians and the mainstream media into believing that Iran needs to be taught a little lesson. The assumption is that Iran is on the verge of producing a nuclear weapon. So we better bomb 'em, and quick.
Read the rest HERE!