PREPARING THE WAY TO WAR

Just in case the nuclear threat excuse falls by the side we can always use the Al-Qaeda excuse. For all of you on the left that have screamed about the way the Bush administration "lied" us into war in Iraq, it's your guy's turn now.

Will we hear all the screaming this time?

"Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday.

Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command, also said Iran's nuclear program is facing problems, and as a result, Tehran is not expected to emerge with a nuclear weapon this year.

The exact details of when U.S. intelligence agencies estimate Iran will have a nuclear bomb are classified, but the timeline for developing a nuclear device has "thankfully slid to the right a bit," he said."
Washington Times