Iran: First Strike

That would make a great movie title. It looks like the game is on.

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Eisenhower and its accompanying strike force of cruiser, destroyer and attack submarine slipped their moorings and headed off for the Persian Gulf region on Oct. 2, . . .

Dave Lindorff: Iran Attack Looks More Likely as Eisenhower Carrier Group Sails for Iran Theater

I predict the following: there will be an attack, most likely staged (Tonkin-like), on an American vessel in the Persian Gulf, leading to a U.S. attack on Iranian “nuclear weapons installations”. The new October surpirse?

The GOP will turn this into a “see, we are tough on terrorists. Democrats are spineless” debate.

And the Democrats specifically their candidates, who are in actuality, spineless, will start squawking “but I voted yes for the Iraq war before I didn’t vote no for the Iran war. . . I mean, I did vote for….Ahminaminajabad is an evil-doer! I’ve said that all along.”

People will forget about the disasters happening in Afghanistan and Iraq. We will have a new enemy. Grab your popcorn and enjoy the show.