Is Iran getting anywhere near the nuclear-bomb capacity Chimpus Maximus et al are claiming?  No, not according to the U.S. intelligence community.

There are serious technical obstacles presented by the Iranium uranium itself.  (Not least of which: "Iranian uranium" is too much fun to say out loud.)

This also leaves aside the Rube Goldberg status of their centrifuge capacity.

So, um, except for the uranium and the centrifuges, I guess, well, Iran is practically ready to go...

Treating this as an imminent threat would get Bush laughed out of the White House if we had a functional media and a system of checks and balances that actually worked anymore.

Instead, if Bush isn't stopped, the pointless disaster could be Iraq x 10.  At least.

According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, using nuclear warheads to attack bunkers, as is reportedly under discussion, would kill innocent people -- possibly millions -- and yet not actually accomplish anything. 

Want to see why?  Click the link.  They made a cartoon, so even CNN and Fox News can understand.

(Shlit.  I cannot believe we are trying to stop more pointless megadeath with frickin' cartoons on the Internet.  I mean, fluuuuuck.  But that's where we are...)

In any case: Possibly millions of innocent people killed.  Let's get this clear.

And according to counterintelligence czar Richard Clarke, who is privy to most of the wargaming the U.S. has done on the subject in the last decade, the aftermath has no victory scenario -- none -- and would likely (a) drive the Iranian people deeper into the arms of their own lunatic leaders, (b) destabilize Iraq even further, and (c) result in massively increased terror attacks on the U.S. all over the world -- including here.

So, let's see: no upside, unimaginable horrible downside for all concerned.  Genius. 

And for what?  FOR WHAT?  Chimpus Maximus's ego?  So the 30% of America who are too goddamned misinformed and proud to realize they've been royally had can spend another year or two not admitting their mistakes?