Approaching Destruction
George W. Bush failed before, and now Obama (with very little time comparably) has failed to prevent what appears to be the inevitability of a nuclear weapon in Iranian hands. As Obama promises to sit down and speak with Iran, despite a long-running policy of not negotiating with rogue nations, Tehran has to believe they’ve got all the cards at this point. Our sanctions don’t do anything but steel the populace against the US, and now they have something that will make us listen to them.
Of course, we have a few wildcards the Iranians fear. First, we stand a pretty good chance of fending off an impending attack on anyone simply with surveillance and some vigilance on the preempitve strike front. Second, if we don’t do it (Does anyone think Obama will press this button ever? I sure don’t.), Israel WILL, unless they are reduced to rubble before they act, I suppose. Third, we have a great staging ground that the Iranians don’t dare bomb in Iraq. It will be really tenuous to play Muslim unity if you bomb your Islamic neighbor, after all. Fourth, we don’t really have to do anything we say we will to Iran. Think of it as lying to a criminal to get him out of the hostage situation. Hell yeah, Iran, we have your getaway car waiting for you out here!
Following years of failed “diplomacy” and soft power, I wonder how Europe feels about this development in the wake of their foolish tactics with a nation run by a madman controlling an equally insane puppet. A quick look at the globe reveals how much closer they happen to be to Iran than the hated United States. I think history shows that in lieu of hitting the US the past few years, terror turned its fangs on the EU. I also know the connection between terror and Iran is not a difficult one to make. You can hear the uneasiness from here.
Now, I’m not gloating one bit, despite my tone. This is a serious matter that needs to be dealt with in the way that most military crises are dealt with. This, of course, is a very simple procedure in which you threaten extreme force (ie targeted strikes), give a timeline for them to give up, and follow through on your promise if need be.
I sure hope this happens, because we will be at war with Iran if they bomb Israel as, I can’t stress this enough, they have promised to do. Its how alliances work, and this particular alliance is quite strong. Then we’ll be treated as badly as we were during Iraq once the going gets tough, which it will, and Europe will again find a convenient facade for their never-ending contempt for our nation. The peaceniks will again claim its for oil or some other nonsense, although it may ring hollow next to pictures of a vaporized dome of the rock. That said, people still believe 9-11 was an inside job, so I’ll put nothing past a tiny portion of the populace.
At any rate, Obama needs to show them the business end of threats of force. I’d actually prefer if he cloaked it in talk of unity, change, and hope. Its always way cooler when the dude pressing the kill button on you in a week can smile easily at you when 5 feet away. If we let them put a nuke on a missile and blow it up over Israel, every drop of that blood is on our hands, despite the fact that half of Israel is Arabic.
Isn’t it funny that no one mentions that? Its true. Doesn’t fit the whole “evil Jews” bullshit story, though. So yeah, when Hamas bombs Iran, they are killing their own people. Really cheapens the cause, all told.
