Beating the drum on Iran

We've got three today.

The one I mentioned earlier, the completely unsubstantiated claim that Iran is manufacturing IED's. (Even if they could prove they were coming across the border, that's a whole different thing than saying they are coming from the Iranian government.)

Now, we have "Rumsfeld, during a Pentagon briefing, also accused Iran of sending Revolutionary Guards forces into Iraq, his latest accusation of Iranian meddling in the war, adding, "I don't think we could consider them religious pilgrims."

And finally Cheney whose rhetoric sounds a bit familiar. "For our part, the United States is keeping all options on the table in addressing the irresponsible conduct of the regime."

And all of this conveniently right before the UN Security Council referral.

Let's see just how squarely the media deals with this. After a complete lack of investigation into the Iraq intel, Knight Ridder excepted, let's see if they giddily chat up the prospects for war in Iran, or actually ask a question.

I think somebody rather famously said, "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

C'mon, Washington media people. It's time to give up the dinner parties and actually ask a question. This isn't a game. People die when you don't do your job.