You analogy is quite weak. Obama doesn't need to react within seconds. He needs to react within 30m-1h of a crisis requiring military intervention, and that is probably the tightest margin required (ennemy military strike?). Usually, you have 12h to be able to properly react. His proverbial gun is as loaded as it was under Bush's year. A carrier fleet is still in the Gulf.

No. No one knows if he is willing to use it or not. You THINK he is unwilling, but then again, your jugement is clouded by partisanship. You do not know what is in Obama's head, nor what is in Khomeni's head. Or Kim-Jong Il's. They know the gun is there, and that's it. The rest is rethoric.

The analogy was of your instigation.  clearly we do not need a base in Afghanistan to bomb the hell of out Iran.  We proved that in Afghanistan.  But you said we had the troops there.  So that is why I used the analogy of the gun.  And the analogy - of using a weapon - is appropriate.  Obama will not.  We know and they know it.  It is not a secret and I do not think I will get arrested for divulging state secrets (although these days you can never tell).

Well, the troops in Afghanistan are not there to treathen Iran, but to pressure the Talibans..

And the troops in Iraq are there to control the terrorists (home grown or imported). not Iran either.  But yes, I do agree with you that iran can (and probably does) see both as a threat.  Which just goes back to my statement that the leaders are crazy.  They see threats everywhere.  And under Bush they sniped at the corners but kept the big dog chained.  They are now letting loose the dogs.

I don't think they see the troops in Afghanistan or Iraq as direct treath, but as liabilities for the U.S.. They draw your ressources and are easy to attack.

What Iran see as a treath is your Carrier Fleet in the Gulf, and the other bomber bases that can reach them. They fear THAT, and these are no less present than they were were.

You are projecting (which is normal).  As am I.  But I am not projecting a rational psyche, but a fervent hatrid backed up by a religious dogma.

I am projecting a rational psyche, using religious dogma to get its way. Like any other religious-driven political leaders.

I know. Sometimes I think you are just too nice.

Or extremely insulting to all religious people, so daring to suggest that their leaders are not really taking their dogma to heart.

Better watch out for those fatwas!

You know what?

I really. Really. REALLY go insulted by Comedy Central about South Park's "Cartoon Wars".

I didn't got insulted that they censored Muhammed taking tea. (I'm not muslim, so I don't really care)

I didn't got insulted that they didn't censored Jesus & Bush shitting on the american flag (I'm not American, and I don't believe in Jesus, so I don't really care).

I got insulted that they had double standard, and that they decided to show one, and not the other.

Too many institutions/nations/companies are just plain cowardly.  They will show a picture of Piss Christ (or Gay Jesus), but actually run and hide if the subject is about Islam.

It kind of matters to me, but not a lot since I do not respect them or patronize them for the most part.  I stopped not because of their cowardly practices, but for other reasons that just indicated they would react that way when faced with the dilemna.

I wouldn't have minded if they hadn't shown Muhammed, but they would have ALSO censored the Jesus part. I mean, either you censor and don't offend ALL religions, or you don't interfere at all. You cannot refuse to offend ONE religion. South Park's writers are genius to make us realise the flaws of our own societies sometime.

If you mean hypocrisy, I agree.  But I do not attribute that trait to the society as a whole, just the policial correctness movement.

Nah. Political correctness is just the easier to spot. There is also a lot of it in many other areas.

Face it, Liberals make the US what they are, as much as the Conservatives. You both brough good and bad things to the US of A. You kinda need one another.

Again, this was a big point in 1 other episode.

another big point was that it didn't mattered if you had the choice between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich, voting is still important.