Realists win! Bush can't attack Iran (yet)

Looks like Junior got a visit from the realists in his camp, and he's got a choke collar on his neck!

Check this out...

He's talking to a bunch of right wing reporters, and he's talking about Iran. He takes the conversation off the record, and this is all we get to see of it:

[Off-the-record comments redacted.]

Anyway, back on the record.

Q: Okay. I don't know how to read that.

THE PRESIDENT: No, no. You shouldn't read anything to it at all. I just want to make -

Q: Are you saying that a military attack is not feasible?

THE PRESIDENT: I'm not saying that at all. That's important.

interesting, no? I think someone with a brain (Baker?) finally explained to the Moron what will happen if we go to war with Iran. As in total collapse of the American economy.

more below.

Here's more of the exchange, with a bit more context:

Bush: Your question on Iran.

Q: To get your strategic thinking, as you say, on Iran, it does look as if, from my diplomacy here that Ahmadinejad has been pretty dismissive of what's happening in the Security Council. When you leave office in January of '09, are you going to allow the Iranian program to be intact when you leave office, or would you see that as a historic failure of this administration if, after eight years, the Iranian program is going ahead?

THE PRESIDENT: I would hope to have it in a place where the Iranian program is not going ahead.

[Off-the-record comments redacted.]

Anyway, back on the record.

Q: Okay. I don't know how to read that.

THE PRESIDENT: No, no. You shouldn't read anything to it at all. I just want to make -

Q: Are you saying that a military attack is not feasible?

THE PRESIDENT: I'm not saying that at all. That's important.

Never believe something until it's been officially denied.