Nucking Futs

Oh my God. I think I just worked it out.

Plenty of critics are lining up to deride Bush's "surge" as a too-little-too-late escalation that will not be able to achieve its stated objectives. On paper, their arguments make a lot of sense. Some say it would take 100,000 troops or more to suppress the insurgency, and even then they would probably just melt away and come back twice as strong later on. Others say this is just a face-saving effort designed to see Bush through the next two years, so he can palm off the inevitable withdrawal to the next President.

But what are Bush's real objectives? I think I know. And it's not good.

These guys are nucking futs. They are not just doubling-down their bets, they are putting their shirts, their jewellery and their houses on the table (actually, it's YOUR shirt, your jewellery and your house, but never mind that).

They are going to war with Iran.

Not just poking the Iranians with diplomatic sticks, not just faking intelligence for the media to swallow, not just blitzing the talk shows on TV with bloody anti-Iranian rhetoric. All that and more. Whatever it takes, in fact.

To understand their mindset, think of Jack Nicholson's face turning red as he screams, "You can't HANDLE the truth!". Then think about fat guys in suits, chomping cigars and swigging whiskey at poker parties with hookers in the Watergate Hotel. Think about a VP who shoots people in the face and shouts "Go fuck yourself!" on the Senate floor.

UPDATE: Digby concurs.