Why is GWB using diplomacy with Iran instead of attacking them such as the case with Iraq?

Question

Doesn't that evidence that he was wrong in rushing into war and that he learned a hard lesson from all the chaos we see nowadays?

Have you noticed, any small amount of progress that he makes such as the case with Anbar province, he acts as if its a victory and a turning point in the war. Well...its not. This is no milestone and we are far from winning anything. Even if the surge works, we will have to stay there indefinetly cause the Iraqis have no way of fending for themselves. They need at least 5 years before they can get up to speed in managing the present scenario.

Answer 1

So many idiots in this country, this board is proof...attacking Iran will be the last mistake america makes as a superpower. It's sad that the next world war will be started by the US.

Dead Marxist:
You are not only a very stupid individual, you are also a fascist and an antiamerican. people like you will ease the transformation of America into a dictatorship

Answer 2

You've never played RISK before, have ya??? We had soldiers in Afghanistan and Kuwait. We are allies with Saudi Arabia.. So we attacked Saddams regime and took him out of power, and are currently fighting terrorists there... Now we have soldiers on both sides of Iran (Afghanistan and Iraq). We are also allies with Pakistan... So If Iran starts anything, they are already surrounded... They have nowhere to go except Turkmenistan or the Gulf... But the US Navy will be blocking the Gulf... Victory is Ours.....

Answer 3

The fat lady hasn't sung; I wouldn't be so sure this is a real attempt diplomacy. It's likely just an empty formality so he can say he tried to talk to the Iranians, they wouldn't listen, so he no choice but to bomb them.

Remember the UN nuclear inspectors that found no WMD after 400 inspections between November, 2002 and March, 2003? Bush simply ignored their findings, declared that Saddam wasn't cooperating, and ordered the shock 'n awe.

Answer 4

Using the words "Bush" and "diplomacy" in the same sentence makes my head spin. I don't agree with your analysis at all. This boy is a slow learner and his foreign policy is made entirely by Dick Cheney, who is already starting to sell a war in Iran. I think that there's a better than even chance that the U.S. will attack Iran before this sordid presidency is over.

Answer 5

Who says he is? And how is that Iraqi war working for you?
I agree. The current state of affairs is only stable as long as US forces are there. I still think massive strikes against Iran are just a matter of time, unless we can impeach and remove the Cheney/Bush administration first.

Answer 6

For one thing there was a previous war with Iraq (the first Gulf War) that had a treaty that required Iraq to do certain things and it was violating all provisions of that treaty and countless UN resolutions. (they also had a no fly zone that we were to monitor and their planes were increasingly violating it besides locking on to our planes. There was no war or resolutions on Iran till recently. Major differences between the two,

Answer 7

Hey Einstein, do you think US even has the financial resources to wage another war?

Hell, US went to Iraq for war only after China and other countries provided them a loan. And you talking about another war? Wow. Your funny.

There is no kinda stability in the US economy and US owes trillions of dollars to lots of nations. And the midst of that, you say US should go on another war? You seem utterly ignorant to reality.

EDIT- And yea, after the Iraq war going horribly wrong, who is gonna lend US money for another war, eh smarty?

Answer 8

Bush never tried to be diplomatic at all with Iraq. He didn't request to have weapons inspectors sent it, he didn't issue ultimatums, he did nothing. srsly. Joesph Wilson proved that Saddam wasn't planning to build Nukes. The overwhelming evidence that Wilson was a liar and a moron was just the result of a vast right wing conspiracy. srsly.

He's just a neocon puppet, and all the rest of the bushbots are sheep. He's just pretending to be diplomatic to trick us, so he can lie and more kids can die. srsly.

Answer 9

George W. Bush and diplomacy is the same question... hahahaha...

The "diplomacy" the Bush administration is seemingly using is just a front to appease the American voters. The fat lady has yet to sing.

Answer 10

Logically speaking the US cannot invade or afford to attack Iran right now with the troops already spread thin and pretty busy. It seems funny he starts talking about bringing some troops home and I bet he will talk about bringing more home so he can take military action then.