Jean Bricmont: Why Bush Can Get Away with Attacking Iran

Somebody watching a bloody backyard fight can usually predict who the winner is going to be, especially when educated in the neighborhood fighting rules. Here is a guy who teaches physics in Belgium and participated in a war crime tribunal concerning international law. I think he's on-the-spot about how Bush will go unopposed in massive air assaults on Iran. The writer states: "Many people in the antiwar movement try to reassure themselves: Bush cannot possibly attack Iran. He does not have the means to do so, or, perhaps, even he is not foolish enough to engage in such an enterprise. Various particular reasons are put forward, such as: If he attacks, the Shiites in Iraq will cut the US supply lines. If he attacks, the Iranians will block the Straits of Ormuz or will unleash dormant terrorist networks worldwide. Russia won't allow such an attack. China won't allow it -- they will dump the dollar. The Arab world will explode." That's the conventional logic, but read on, get a reality check! Continue reading: "Why Bush Can Get Away with Attacking Iran"