Interesting asides:

If war with Iran is in fact imminent (which I fear it is), a recent unrelated incident in the Persian Gulf may have held the potential to stymie U.S. war plans. A surfacing U.S. nuclear submarine bumped a Japanese oil tanker in the Straits of Hormuz two weeks ago. There was little damage to either vessel.

However, had the sub had a direct collision with the tanker causing serious damage to each, including a massive oil spill and leaked nuclear material, the consequences could have been catastrophic. Ironically, that may have been enough to set back the U.S. attack plan long enough to make it too late for Bush to go to war – perhaps, changing the course of human history.