en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/632735 Comments by DaveKimble http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/08/12/wag-the-dog-again/#IDComment30833705 &gt; &quot;Why is Obama, who must know that the argument against Iran is essentially bogus, buying into it?&quot; That is only your assumption based on believing everything he says is exactly what he means. But politicians rarely say what they mean. Attacking Iran would be far too painful for the US, given the military response it would provoke, see <a href="http://www.peakoil.org.au/news/index.php?iran-response.htm" target="_blank">http://www.peakoil.org.au/news/index.php?iran-res...</a> so despite all the verbal beligerence, they won&#039;t attack and they won&#039;t let Israel attack. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:20:00 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/08/12/wag-the-dog-again/#IDComment30833705