Mullahby?

Is this yet another wearisome exercise of criminal strategic negligence or an act of diplomatic hypnotism?:

The U.S. ambassador to Israel played down speculation on Thursday that an attack by either country on Iranian nuclear sites was imminent, saying the allies agreed sanctions should run their course.

"I don't think any decisions have been made on any military action by any party, that I'm aware of," Richard Jones told reporters.

"I think a lot of people believe that the use of military force would be the last option and there are plenty of other options that need to be exercised beforehand -- and I think we are in the process of exercising those options," he said.

"We are working very closely with Israel on our diplomatic efforts."

U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday reiterated his Administration's support for giving diplomatic pressure on Tehran a chance to work, but said "all options are on the table". [emphases added]

Well, ya gotta admit, if something that might actually prevent the Iranians from getting nukes IS in the works, 'tis unlikely that any diplomat would be included in that loop.  And even if Ambassador Jones was in that know, he would doubtless be instructed to continue to bloviate precisely such reassurances, perhaps in concert with the disinformation that the mullahgarchy is accusing us of spreading to camouflage an attack on its nuclear installations that may or may not be "imminent."

I suppose the only reason I continue to harbor any such hopes is because of my inability to believe that President Bush can seriously believe himself that if five fricking years of "diplomatic pressure" hasn't budged Tehran away from its nuclear ambitions, a few weeks or months more will somehow magically do the trick.  Unlike his indefatigueable detractors, Dubya is incapable of that sheer magnitude of foolishness.

At least, I hope and pray he is.  Sticking with this idiocy for five fricking years is itself something less than a robust confidence-builder.

Either way, he's just about run out of time to keep his promise of denying Iran nuclear weapons.  Leaving that task to a seditious moron who will never carry it out is a legacy of infamy he should not deserve.  The next four months will determined whether he will.