Reply #140: It's an argument worth considering, but I think better one year of Bush than four of Giuliani

[Donald Ian Rankin]

I agree that initiating impeachment procedings would keep Bush busy, reducing - but by no means eliminating - the chance of him declaring war on Iran.

Unfortunately, such an obvious time-wasting tactic would, I think, rebound heavily on the Democrats in 2008, giving us four more years of someone who can't be trusted not to push the button.

It's also worth considering that while impeachment procedings might make it impractical for Bush top run a war successfully, he is not, I think, the kind of man who would be prevented from starting a war by that fact.