...If I had my foil firmly on, I’d remember the nuclear submarine that collided with the tanker in the Straits of Hormuz. And I’d remember that the submarine carried cruise missiiles. And I might think that attacking Teheran with cruise missiles right before, or even during, his Iraq speech would be exactly the kind of bellicose gesture that would excite Bush’s manly firmness. Unfortunately, the collision prevented all that. Reminds me of Jimmy Carter’s problems with helicopters in the desert. With immeasurably larger stakes, of course.
This theory would account for the delay of many weeks to make the speech. The delay wasn’t to consult at all; everybody knows Bush doesn’t do that. The delay was to get the forces positioned. And the massive screwup in the Straits would account for Bush’s bizarre demeanor during the speech as well.
UPDATE Interestingly, Bush did attack an Iranian embassy during the speech.
What if the sub wreck was absolutely intentional? It’s not like sub drivers are blind or stupid. It might not have been Dear Leader's intent.
Remember, it's not in the Company interest to have World War III. Not with nukes, anyway. It's good to have a market to sell to instead of radioactive embers.
Poppy knows it, but Junior keeps forgetting, because he likes bright fireworks and noise.
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