The Definition Of Insanity

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over-and expecting a different result.

If Joe Blow from Kokomo can be involuntarily committed because of mental instability that could potentially harm himself or others; then why aren't these politicians and political wonks being chased with butterfly nets and being fitted for jackets that ties in the back?

I don't think I can handle this again:

H. CON. RES. 362
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2008
demands that the President initiate an international effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment activities by, inter alia, prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran; and prohibiting the international movement of all Iranian officials not involved in negotiating the suspension of Iran's nuclear program; and
(4) urges the President to lead a sustained, serious, and forceful effort at regional diplomacy to support the legitimate governments in the region against Iranian efforts to destabilize them, to reassure our friends and allies that the United States supports them in their resistance to Iranian efforts at hegemony, and to make clear to the Government of Iran that the United States will protect America's vital national security interests in the Middle East.

Indeed fellow countrymen, Congress-in it's infinite wisdom, is calling for what could be in effect a naval blockade on Iran.

Now, where have I heard this kind of talk before...preemptive...preemptive....oh yeah,
FUCKIN IRAQ! You remember Iraq, right?

According to current estimates, the cost of the Iraq War could exceed $700 billion.
4102 US military deaths
30333 US military wounded
92,614 documented Iraqi deaths according to Iraq Body Count

And lest you think, gentle reader, that this legislation is merely hypothetical saber-rattling, check out this report by Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt published just weeks ago.
The authors, who's bona fides are as pure neocon as they come lay out the possible outcomes of action against Iran:

This study does not advocate military action against
Iran’s nuclear program. The time is not right for such
a decision, and diplomacy continues to offer at least
a modest prospect of success. Moreover, advocating
such a course of action would be irresponsible without
knowing whether the United States has the sensitive
target intelligence needed for such an operation.
Nevertheless, sometime soon—perhaps later this
year, perhaps within a few years—the time for such a
decision may come.

But at least the warmongers have learned a few lessons from Iraq, check out their ace in the hole:

But the most effective strikes may not
necessarily be against nuclear facilities. Iran is extraordinarily
vulnerable to attacks on its oil export infrastructure.
Oil revenue provides at least three-fourths of
government income and at least 80 percent of export
revenues. Oil export facilities are extremely vulnerable....

To be sure, in a tight world oil market, attacking
Iran’s oil infrastructure carries an obvious risk of causing
world oil prices to soar and hurting consumers in
the United States and other oil-importing countries.
That result, however, need not be the case if sufficient
excess capacity existed in countries ready to increase
output to compensate for the loss of Iran’s exports.
Moreover, if the choice is between higher oil prices
and a Middle East with several nuclear powers, higher
oil prices and reduced economic growth are not clearly
the greater evil.

Holy freakin' fried flounder! If gas prices have you down, don't worry, if these guys have their way you'll be BEGGING to pay $5.00 per gallon.

And would this be a cakewalk? Oh hell yeah, a cakewalk on steroids because Iran is roughly 6 times the size of Iraq, with modern armies and naval capabilities that Iraq could only dream of.
And, of course, there will be even more guys lining up for their chance at the 72-virgins-lottery because as the Miami Herald explains:

How Guantánamo became a terror training ground
Side-by-side with violent extremists at Guantánamo, low-level detainees are being built into new fighting machines. And they hate the United States.

The Taliban and al Qaeda leaders in the cells around them were ready to preach their firebrand interpretation of Islam and the need to wage jihad, Islamic holy war, against the West. Guantánamo became a school for jihad, complete with a council of elders who issued fatwas, binding religious instructions, to the other detainees.

My first thought was how, if a dumb housewife such as myself can Google this information, these highly-paid policy makers seemed to have missed the cues; then of course...it hit me. I sincerely believe they know that should the defecation hit the rotating blades, they will be safe and sound inside their undisclosed bunkers; waiting to crawl out like so many cockroaches across the devastated landscape-poised to resume their control of what meager resources remain.

Hostage negotiators and serial killer profilers know that killers objectify their victims because it's instinctively harder to kill someone they view as a person-so officers try to get the suspect to see any potential targets as humans; real flesh and bone individuals with hopes, dreams and aspirations.

So I'm going to give it a shot (so to speak) and try and save my childrens' lives.

Dear Warmonger/Terrorist/Policy Maker/Tribal Warlord/Repressed Republican:

Thank you.