Analysis: Bush's Iran stance echoes Iraq

We are seeing a repeat of the propaganda that went on prior to the invasion of Iraq. It is obvious for all to see. There is no excuse for us not to know what Bush is up to. Yesterday, one of the presidential candidates, John Edwards, said he didn't know if Bush was planning to attack Iran. He wasn't even suspicious. And this guy wants to be president:

President Bush's tough new stance on Iran and his military buildup in the Persian Gulf recall some of the drumbeats that preceded the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

As then, the Bush administration is making allegations about Iran without providing proof.

If we don't stop him, Bush could push us into a wider conflict that makes the Iraq war look like a walk in the park:

Bush's saber-rattling — rather than reaching out to Iran and Syria diplomatically as recommended by the Iraq Study group and many in Congress — is a risky strategy. Many national security professionals suggest this approach could lead to wider conflict.

If conditions continue to deteriorate in Iraq, "the final destination on this downhill track is likely to be a head-on conflict with Iran and with much of the world of Islam at large," Zbigniew Brezinski, President Carter's national security adviser, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.