They call it diplomacy but sure sounds like threats to me

I have never really thought the word diplomacy was intended to be read as a wink-wink word that really meant a threatening statement used to intimidate someone to do what we want them to do. Today's attempts by the Bush administration via the harsh words and wording of the statements made by Secretary Rice made me wonder just how they define "diplomacy."
Perhaps to the current administration, the word just means do it my way or else. To others, such as myself, it means having a discussion where there is room and time to listen to each side without making any threats whatsoever. I don't know how you go to a bargaining table when you have already stated that every option, including dropping bombs on them, are still in play. Who would talk to people who have no interest in really listening except for exactly what they want to hear?
In the convoluted logic of the Bush/Cheney world it is hard sometimes to ever know why they even bother going through the hoops they set out. They are not truly kidding anyone about their intentions. I mean you don't get yourself set up for this kind of war for almost 2 years now and then just walk away, wash your hands of all the planning and movement of people and then say, oh well, I have changed my mind.
There are too many warships in the Persian Gulf right now and there are too many covert operations going on within Iran right now for this to be just a tease or a way to intimidate. This is a slow but gradual way to sidle into war without the need for any kind of declaration of war by the congress. Yet again, through sleight of hand which many, too many, of the people running for president endorse, this duo has gotten its way, circumvented that constitution and its rules for the ways in which war can be declared and they are now let loose to do as they please.
With cohorts in the press, such as the Washington Post, giving them all the propaganda they need and the senators running around acting as if this were just any other day at work, I am amazed at how simple it all turned out to be.
Those of you with sons of draftable age, I suggest you begin finding a way out of the country in order to protect your son from service to this miserable new war. There is no way any of this can happen without some form of the draft being re-instituted and they, Bush/Cheney don't care any more for the political fall out, they won't be in office.
Think about it, we are off to the races again and before most of us wake up to what they have done, there will be another long list of horrendous consequences to their misguided and ill-prepared war in Iran.
Don't say I didn't tell you so.