Originally posted by: Lemon law
The bottom line fact is that GWB and Cheney could start a preemptive war with Iran at any time.
And then use that as an excuse to suspend elections is 2008.
Maybe I am being paranoid over this possibility, but sadly, I cannot dismiss that fear as baseless. I am saddened to see somewhat like Fallon being removed, because he was one key military figure that might have been able to throw a monkey wrench into that absolutely frightening possibility.
I think you can calm yourself about the possibility of US elections being suspended because of some preemptive attack on Iran. I am unaware of any basis in law available under that senario that would allow for the suspencion of an election.
Perhaps if we were majorly attacked at election time thus preventing people from voting. But that's the other way around.
As to Fallon preventing any such attack or war (2 different things. Israel bombed the Iraqi facility and we don't refer to that as a "war"), it's not his place. He can't do it. Long ago the Dems won the argument and such military decisions are in the hands of cilvilians now, where they belong IMO. Just because this particular senario fits your desires is a poor reason to advocate military authority trumping civilan, whether to start a war or prevent one, no matter.
That is Congresses call, I really can't envision a senario where GWB & Cheney calls for strikes on Iran without briefing at least some of Congress. If some know, they will all know. If that unbelievable senario were to transpire, you would quickly get the impeachment you want and mention so often.
Iran is a serious matter and it has been glossed over with so much Hillary vs Obama interest IMO. The next President may well go down in hisstory as presiding over the time when Iran went nuclear. Bonus points will not be awarded to that admin.
The Iran problem is complicated, and made hellishly more so by domestic politics and the upcoming election. One could see the Dems advantage in "allowing" GWB to strike preemptively; removes the threat from their admin and kills the Repubs in November. I don't think Repubs wanna do it for those very same reasons. GWB? I don't think he gives a sh!t about the politics of it (he'll never run for another office again), but I don't see him doing something so contrary to common political practice.
Fern