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Iran this week resumed work in nuclear power generation under UN supervision although of course the usual parties want to keep them from doing so under the threat of weapon production from the resulting fission products. Bush, while facing attacks on home soil on the justifications for sending America's kids to war, stated this week that "all options are on the table". If I'm not mistaken, that was the exact same stance the Bush administration took prior to unilaterally deciding to waltz in for a 2 year and running hodown.

Any pre-schooler could point out to you that the difference between Iran and Iraq is an 'op'. And being as Bush often comes off about as cavalier, unreasonable and illogical as a preschooler, I think we can all guess what may come next. However the international community has already started voicing its warnings, including Gerhard Schroeder opening his campaign for re-election in the fall (from BBC):

Mr Schroeder directly challenged Mr Bush's comment that "all options are on the table" over the Iran crisis.

"Let's take the military option off the table. We have seen it doesn't work," Mr Schroeder told Social Democrats at the rally in Hanover, to rapturous applause from the crowd.

If the last time around was any indication, the stance of other nations doesn't mean much anyways, and not many options seem apparent for restraining the U.S. in whatever they decide will be their way of policing the world. The further decreased reputation that the States would garner in the world eye would be the only apparent reprimand if they did choose military action again. On the positive note, with how apparently drawn out military resources are already, a lot of those kids wouldn't be stuck in Iraq anymore, they'd get a nice new change of scenery. Hang a right at the lights, and head one country to the east. You might wanna make sure you have a full tank of gas before you roll out though...