It’s not going to be as easy for them to get away with it this time:
BERLIN — United Nations atomic energy chief Mohamed ElBaradei urged the international community Thursday to steer away from threats of sanctions against Iran, saying the country’s nuclear program was not “an imminent threat” and that the time had come to “lower the pitch” of debate.
ElBaradei’s remarks at a forum in Doha, the capital of Qatar, came at a sensitive moment in the discussions over Iran, as the United States and other members of the U.N. Security Council calculate their next steps. His comments publicly expressed the dismay that many diplomats privately have voiced about what they consider an air of crisis that the Bush administration and some European governments have created with recent statements.
The Bushies may still get away with it if the corporate media decides that a new front in Iran is good for the news business, or if the GOP leadership decides that bombing Iran is a good distraction from the chaos here at home.
China wants their oil, and Russia wants their money. The Bushies are just asking for it.