How To Start Another War

By George W. Bush

Step 1 - Both the CIA and IAEA find no proof that Iran is developing nuclear weapons.

Step 2 - Ignore the American public, Congress, and Iraqi leaders who disagree with troop escalation. Replace the generals who disagree.

Step 3 - Half-ass apologize for screwing up Iraq (in the passive voice), while at the same time deploying a carrier strike force to the Persian Gulf, declaring "we will work with others to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons and dominating the region," and announce that you'd like 21,500 more troops be sent even though they are already on the way.

Step 4 - Illegally raid the Iranian Consulate in Iraq, taking computers, papers, and personell.

Step 5 - Lie to the troops who are about to be shipped back to Iraq; tell them everyone liked the escalation plan.

Step 6 - Declare that Congress does not have the power to stop the madness, and that no matter what, the "new way forward" will continue, despite actually needing Congressional permission.

Step 7 - Have your 24-hour propaganda channel run a "documentary" called "Hezbollah In America" (Hezbollah is Iran-backed) to scare and mislead the American public into thinking that they're a threat to American citizens.

(Despite the fact that the "documentary" covers one hezbollah cell group. Despite the fact that the group was tracked by the FBI from the beginning and that arrests were made in the early 90's - before the patriot act. Despite the fact that the group's leader was sentenced to 155 years in prison - before the military commissions act.)

Did we just declare war on Iran?