Alito, Murtha, Iran

Alito
OK, it appears barring a sex scandal or finding out that Sam Alito is scheduled for the next “Dancing with the stars”, he will be confirmed. Dems were so concerned with Alito’s nomination that, with the exception Diane Feinstein, they played hooky from the hearings when cable and network TV moved on to the next big story - which was non-stop coverage of Brad Pitt and that chick having a baby. Diane Feinstein asked the woman why she was pregnant. It was because Sam Alito had denied her an abortion, wasn’t it?

Murtha
When the Army missed its recruiting goal one month last year, it was non-stop front page news. Now that the Army has reached its goal for 7 months in row, even after the good and honorable Murtha went about sabotaging military recruitment, it’s a non-story. Discouraged by the recruiting news, John, the good and honorable, Murtha recorded a public service announcement discouraging young people from serving their country while George Bush was President. “If you can’t wait until Hillary is elected in ’08, at least wait until DemoRATS regain control of the house in November” Murtha urged America’s youth. Murtha went on to note, “Better America be destroyed on George Bush’s watch than have young Americans protecting the nation, serving honorably and with distinction under this man.” Murtha ended the ad by telling his critics he would not stand for them questioning his patriotism. Bush hailed Murtha as "a good and honorable man who happens to be wrong".

Iran
Aside from Brad and Angie’s baby, the next big thing is Iran. In words that had Iranian President Allahbeadumba$$ wetting himself, President Bush told an audience last week that Iran had made a serious miscalculation in restarting its nuclear program. Iran immediately after Bush’s remarks ran to Kofi Annan and begged, “Let’s talk, at least until we a get a bomb or two.” Listening to the talking heads is a bit confusing. Some things that don’t make sense to me:

Because we have ~130,000 troops in Iraq, we don’t have enough forces to take on Iran. Idiocy! Iran, at 1.65 million square miles of rugged and forbidding territory, is larger than the state of Alaska. I don’t think any reasonable military option would include occupying the country. If it did, the 130,000 troops in Iraq would be inconsequential to the task, a rounding error in the total number required. Any confrontation with Iran would rely heavily on asymmetric warfare much of which the talking heads know little of nothing about.

The UN will have to be in lead. I’m still laughing hysterically about that one. The fact that UN and lead are uttered in the same breath is funny enough, but to think it’s in regard to reigning in a Jew hating, American hating lunatic is too much. The UN will elect Iran to sit on the next Human Rights Commission. Last, we can count on Russian and China to torpedo any Security Council efforts.

The EU should take the lead. And do what? If Jesus Christ Himself showed up at the next meeting of the EU and ordered them to take action, they’d have to pray for the EU unity, political and public will as well as the men and materiel to get the job done. With the exception of the Brits, the EU lacks the moral and political will required for confronting tyrants. It has none of the martial spirit and little of the basic military capabilities required to take on a Boy Band let alone Iran.

Sadly, this task, like all nasty world tasks, will fall to Mr. & Mrs. America. Of today’s posturing pols, it seems to me GWB is the only one that has what it will take to get it done.