Comments on: Where have all the flowers gone?

By: Rosario Dawson Sin City

Rosario Dawson Sin City — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:52:00 +0000

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By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:06:02 +0000

An attack on Iran, while supported by many, would lead to mass street protests.

Where? London? Paris?

Certainly not in the U.S. No matter how bad things get, Americans will not take to the street.

The government knows this. And they are banking on it.

By: DallasNE

DallasNE — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:10:59 +0000

Memories are too fresh. An attack on Iran, while supported by many, would lead to mass street protests. Should the authorities push back too firmly those protest would turn violent, witness the protests during the Great Depression. While people are tolerant, they are not that tolerant. The only question is whether we have enough cool heads in Washington D.C. to prevent this from happening. Is there a present day Barry Goldwater? Chuck Hagel doesn’t carry the clout in the Republican party. It would take Richard Lugar and John Warner together carrying that message but that still doesn’t mean that Bush would listen.

By: JackD

JackD — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:50:05 +0000

I’m not sure this analysis is right. Cheney may not be concerned about what people think but it looks like Bush is. At least he has looked nervous as Hell recently. No reason for that unless he’s concerned.