The administration, which brought you unlawful wiretaps of its citizens and an invasion of a foreign country for illegitimate reasons, could leave its country in a vulnerable state before losing power.

The British newspaper The Guardian reported in July that Vice President Dick Cheney is increasingly pressuring President George Bush to take military action against Iran.

“A well-placed source in Washington said ‘Bush is not going to leave office with Iran still in limbo,'” The Guardian reported.

The article also said no decision on military action is expected until next year. This might seem premature and a little paranoid, but it is something people need to keep in mind.

The Bush administration’s justification for invading Iran is they are intent on building nuclear weapons, and are currently arming insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Their rationale sounds quite similar to their reasoning for invading Iraq. How well did that go again?

There has to be a real motivation why Bush would side with Cheney and invade Iran because the United States cannot know for sure if Iran is building nukes or arming insurgents.

That takes us back to the invaluable commodity: oil.

Iran’s influence in the Middle East is increasingly becoming more powerful. If Iran gains enough confidence to cause trouble for the U.S., the U.S. could lose their precious handle of oil and natural gas in the area. And we can’t have that. So, Cheney will have his way and Bush will send troops to invade Iran.

An invasion against Iran would be ludicrous. The U.S. occupation in Iraq is a failure and invading Iran will follow the same fate because of similar reasons.

Among other reasons, they will face military resistance in Iran and would have to deal with wars also in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Our military is the best in the world, but it has already been strained by the current occupations in the Middle East.

The economic repercussions of fighting wars in three different countries for a lengthy amount of time would also add to America’s debt.

The U.S. is currently trying to put economic sanctions on Iran and the European Union has talked with Iran about possibly putting a freeze on Iran’s uranium enrichment program. So far, none of those things have been accomplished.

If Iran continues to resist the U.S.’s half-hearted attempt at diplomacy, the Bush Administration will invade because, as the past points out, the Bush Administration is paranoid. Iran refusing diplomatic means is a sign of aggression in their mind.

However, this is not the time to be apathetic. Bush and Cheney will have the upper hand if they invade Iran without public criticism. They will claim America needs to be patient and let the occupation in Iran take its course (similar excuses are being used with Iraq).

But if we criticize them beforehand and create resistance to their idea, they will feel more pressure to listen to the American people.

We need to raise our voices before – not after – the Bush Administration makes another outlandish decision that will leave America vulnerable than ever before.