Gotcha: Okay, this isn’t really a leaked speech, it’s just another one of Leonard Pitts’ insightful columns wherein he proposes a speech not unlike the one a little over three years ago where George Bush announced and justified the invasion of Iraq. Sorry for the headline subterfuge, but subterfuge is in the air, heavy as the scent of dogwoods in the spring.
From the Miami Herald:
As a public service, I’ve written a speech for President Bush to use when we invade Iran.
“My fellow Americans:
“Thirty minutes ago, on my command, the United States, leading a coalition of peace-loving nations, began striking targets in Iran. This is the opening stage of a broad and concerted campaign to defend the civilized world from the threat posed by nuculer weapons in the hands of a regime known for supporting terror.
“In the spring of 2006, Iran announced that it had, for the first time, enriched uranium, a key process in the production of fuel for nuculer reactors and nuculer weapons. Iran’s president promised that his nation’s aims were peaceful. However, the United States has obtained incontrovertible proof that Iran is just days from producing nuculer arms.
“I am not unmindful of the skepticism with which this information is regarded by some. They feel that because coalition forces never found the weapons of mass destruction we expected to find in Iraq, we should ignore the grave and gathering threat posed by Iran. My fellow Americans, I reject these assaults on the credibility of our intelligence-gathering operations. The situations are not at all alike.
REALLY, REALLY
“Yes, when we invaded Iraq, we were really sure we’d find weapons of mass destruction. But as we invade Iran, we are really, really, really sure. That’s three reallys, my fellow Americans — two more than before.
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