Putin the Breaks on the "Iran War"

For President Bush, it's not bad enough that a majority of the American people hate how he's handling Iraq, or that former army captains are writing op-eds telling the public how F'd-up things are over there, or that the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center isn't drinking the Kool-Aid, or that his approval ratings so low he's forced to do townhall meetings in a bubble.

Nah; to top it all off, the guy who was once an ally is now trying to put a stop on "Operation: Distract America From the Iraq Debacle By Attacking Iran." Who's the guy? None other than:

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday repeated his opposition to any military action against Iran because of that country's nuclear program.

No Caspian Sea country should let its territory be used by other countries "for aggressive or military operations against another Caspian state," said Putin, who is attending a meeting in Tehran of the leaders of the five countries that border the inland sea.

Sounds like Bush may have to attack Russia before he can attack Iran. But wait; the story gets more interesting:

The leaders of the countries, which also include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, jointly made a similar statement, signaling the opposition of Iran's neighbors to any military action by the United States or its allies.

So we put these guys down as a "no" for the next "coalition of the willing," right?