Illegal Immigrants and Sabre Rattling

The immigration issue has been an issue for a very long time. Prior to 1835, 3 million illegal immigrants from Africa were forcefully removed from their homes to become a source of cheap farm and domestic labor. The illegality of course was perpretated against the immigrants.

Congressman J.D. Hayworth, who was primarily hawking his book on Meet the Press Sunday morning, came out strongly in favor of the "Wall" to keep illegal immigrants out. The problem with creating a wall to keep people out is that it usually winds up being a wall to keep people in. This is unacceptable for America.

Mr. Hayworth went on to say, after plugging his book a couple more times that the biggest problem facing America is the illegal immigrant problem. I disagree. It is the illegal war started by the Bush administration that is killing our boys and girls in Iraq.

The second biggest problem is that the Bush administration is stirring up a campaign of fear, hatred and suspicion against Iran in an attempt to create war fever in a manner similar to the run-up to the Iraq war. Same stuff, Nuclear weapons, WMD, etc. It is all over our newspapers, local and national news media, right wing talk radio, and many other places, war planning for Iran is taking place.

By most rational accounts, Iran will not be nuclear capable for at least 5 years. There is time for diplomacy to work. Not Bush faux diplomacy as practiced by "Aluminum Tubes" Rice, or "I hate the UN" Bolton, or "Lean and Mean Military" Rumsfeld.

Will Congress fall for this again, or if on the off chance that they will not be fooled again, will the Bush admin fall back on the 2001 AUMF - Authority to Use Military Force - as the justification to go to war with Iran?

Will the Bush admin try to put the veneer of a UN Resolution to authorize war with Iran, or will they conclude, as they concluded that the UN would refuse to be used in this manner just prior to the Iraq war, and just decide to put our troops in Harm's way, just to satisfy a desire for hegemony in the Middle East?

The full-court propaganda press for war with Iran is on. The time to say no is before it starts. Cross posted at ConyersBlog

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