Hell, Ron, there are thousands and thousands of people out there who know more than I do. ;-) Maybe millions!

What has been happening on this thread of late is just the usual nasty little ego battles that arise between people on the forum..."Well, you said...na, na, na, na, na....carp...bicker...snipe....and that proves that you are exactly what you say I am...na, na, na, na..."

It's vain and useless. Let's just stop and discuss the actual subject of the thread instead. Sound like a plan worth tackling?

I do think Bush is irrational enough to attack Iran, but I don't know it for sure, and I have no way of proving it. I merely consider it a strong possibility. You consider it a weak possibility. Fine. I don't see that difference of opinion as a problem, so why should you? I am not asking you to prove and of your opinions, and I never will. That's not how I talk to people when discussing a matter of mutual interest about which we both have...necessarily...only partial and fragmentary knowledge.

Some interesting links have been provided, and that's more important than "proving" which one among us or more or less fair and objective than which other one.