War with Iran?

Could we really be on the brink of another war — with Iran?

The Bush administration has not openly threatened a military strike against Iran, but Bush has said of a need to avoid “World War III,” and Vice President Cheney said the United States would “not stand by” while Iran continued its nuclear program. “We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said, The Washington Post reported.

Seeing how Iran has been adamant about building nuclear reactors it looks like the Bush administration is itching for another war.

Okay I’ll be the first to admit that Iran isn’t the best nomination for country of the year; with the suspected sponsorship of terrorism, but can we really even fight — much less afford another war?

Taking a chapter out of the history books Hitler fought a war on three and eventually four fronts — guess what — it didn’t work out too well for him.

Now another factor into a potential war with Iran would be the escalating oil prices.

“If war breaks out, anticipate that all hell will break loose in the oil markets,” said Robin West, chairman of PFC Energy, a District oil consulting firm, according to the Post.

What is scary is the comment Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made about Bush the other day.

“[Bush] committed to a diplomatic course on Iran,” she added that U.S. patience is “not limitless, and allies need to know that.”

Last time I heard the Bush administration was on a “diplomatic course” that was with Iraq and next thing I knew I was watching night vision shots of troops plowing through sand mounds.

Could Iran really be next?