Rep. Jane Harman | Washington | May 24

The Agonist - Listen carefully in Washington these days and you're likely to hear a faint drumbeat for war.

If this sounds a bit familiar, that's because you've heard it before. Nearly four years ago, the Administration began to make the case for invading Iraq. We were told that Saddam Hussein was refusing to give up his weapons of mass destruction, that he wouldn't comply with international arms inspectors, and that he was harboring terrorists. We were also told that the people of Iraq would be so appreciative of the "liberation" of their country that they would greet us with flowers.

Today, a similar drumbeat is building for Iran.