Maggie's Farm

I was listening to the radio this morning and they were quoting the Democratic candidates on the updated NIE. All of them trying to make a point that this proved President Bush was wrong and handling relations with Iran incorrectly.

Am I nuts or does the NIE prove the reverse? I only had one year of political science (thank God) but doesn't this prove what a terrible wrong turn the Democrats have taken in the last four years?

As I see this, back in 2001, with the country and Congress backing him, President Bush began to put pressure on Iran about their exporting Islamic revolution and attempting to develop a nuclear weapon. And with the country behind him and no obstruction from Congress this report shows that by 2003 Iran responded. In the last three years, Anti-war Democrats have increasingly attacked every effective policy to modify Iran's behavior and the result being the Iranian hard-liners are sounding and acting more bellicose. Iran still has a uranium enrichment program going on and can have a weapon within five years of re-starting their weapons program. So, President Bush, wants to continue the sanctions to pressure Iran to dismantle more of what they have already built. The candidates in their statements attack his position indicating to the Iranians that when the President is gone they can continue where they left off.

In short, I think that the NIE shows that the President made the right decisions and the entire line-up of Democratic candidates dis-agree. And the entire MSM fall in with the democrats.

So, am I nuts?