The coming military revolt against Bush

By Michael J.W. Stickings

So the U.S. -- mainly Cheney and his warmongering ilk -- may be gearing up for war with Iran, whether by fixing the intelligence, as with Iraq, or by "seeking to provoke Iran into a reaction that could be used as an excuse for an attack," as The Times puts it.

But Iran isn't Iraq and 2007 isn't 2002/3.

Blair isn't on board this time, Democrats and (one suspects) many Republicans won't support military action against Iran, and some of America's top military officials, such as Chairman of the JCS Gen. Peter Pace, seem to be against it as well. Indeed, The Times is reporting that "[s]ome of America's most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran," including "four or five generals and admirals".

Will such reports stop Bush, Cheney, and those who want war with Iran? I suspect not.

Yet, if true, they are indicative of just how little moral credibility and genuine authority the civilian leadership in the White House has left after six years in office and the (ongoing) gross mismanagement of the Iraq War.

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For more, see Seymour Hersh's latest piece at The New Yorker (via TPM).