Make It Stop

Newsweek's cover story this week is entitled "THE HIDDEN WAR WITH IRAN". It is amazing to me that, as people see the situation growing increasingly tense and forboding, the media and Congress are taking a 'Well let's just see how this plays out' passive attitude rather than the forceful 'We need to find out what the hell is really going on here this time' attitude a situation this combustible warrants. If there is any debate left whether our elected officials and the media have learned any real lessons from what happened in 2002 and 2003, I think it's sadly over.

We can agree we know nothing for certain right now, but we also know that this is an administration that really has little to no concern for the consequences of their actions. Common sense would assure us 'Oh, this is just tough talk to get the Iranians in line; they're not stupid enough to actually do anything'. But common sense and this administration go together than oil (pardon the pun) and water. Hence, the worry.

Anyway, here are some related links on this issue. Some good/scary Monday reading-

AP: U.S. says Iran leadership arming Iraqis

Eason Jordan (HuffPost): Stop This Now: No-Name Allegations, Sourcing Identify US Officials Presenting Disputed Evidence Against Iran

The Washington Monthly blog: IRAN'S BOMBS

ThinkProgress: U.S. sending third carrier strike group to Gulf

The Washington Monthly blog: MORE IRAN

Digby: "Preserving All Our Options"

[UPDATE: Even more reality-based perspective in Salon- here.]