Iran

The announcement about the tests this morning did not help, of course. But none of us can afford to believe the Bushies that they are pursuing only diplomatic measures on Iran.

We heard this on Iraq as well and it simply was not true. We've learned many times and in many ways that Saddam and Iraq were on target even before 9/11 and certainly afterward. I think Iran's been on the drawing board for a long time as well.

Hearing Bush on it yesterday and Rumsfeld pooh-poohing it today made me believe them less rather than more; they wouldn't need to expend such hyperbole if they had nothing to hide.