Rubin: Just listen to the experts in blundering brinksmanship
Hold on to your seats, ladies and gentlemen. It sounds like the
president and vice president are planning a war with Iran.
Never mind that our military is overstretched by two wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Never mind that our latest national
intelligence estimate says the main threat to our homeland lies
with al-Qaida, whose leaders and bases are in Pakistan.  I'll
repeat. The main threat lies in Pakistan, which already has
nuclear weapons, and whose political scene is being shaken by
foreign and home-grown jihadis.  Never mind all that. Last week,
Messrs. Bush and Cheney ratcheted up their rhetoric to such a
pitch it suggested a decision had been taken on military action.
For the sake of our national security - and our national sanity
- I hope I'm wrong. But the latest White House words about Iran
bear an uncanny resemblance to the 2003 case for the war in
Iraq.  The message from the top is that Iran's support for
terrorism and its nuclear progr