Well, Gates and Hillary are pretty obvious for 1 and 2... and I just think Iran and North Korea, while they have nuclear weapons, are being paid too much attention to try anything soon - but nobody’s paying much attention to Pakistan.
Although, my celebrity prediction is just cause I think Paris Hilton is dumb enough.... and 2ndDivisionVet’s prediction for the editorial is way too early - MLK Day is the DAY BEFORE the inauguration, they’re not going to get off that ‘high’ in only two weeks.
:’) I was deliberately vague on the date of the first critical editorial; also, I do wonder whether there will ever be *any* which are critical, other than the Marxist bloggers’ that are currently critical of their Sock Puppet hero because he plans to keep Gates and bring Hillary into State.
I picked Pakistan as well, because it’s riven by factions, and at least one of those factions is aligned with al-Qaeda, plus they have a history of coup d’etat, have nukes, a permanent hostility toward India, longstanding ties with China, longstanding ties with Islamofascists, is an ethnic mishmash, has Iran for a nextdoor neighbor, has Afghanistan for a nextdoor neighbor...
Hey, on second thought, what could *possibly* go wrong in Pakistan? ;’)
The Sock Puppet did mention that he would, if elected, basically intervene in Pakistan, but A) he lies about practically everything, B) he’s cunning and nasty but not too bright, and C) he’s keeping Gates which indicate few changes in the WOT strategy.
[snip] Barack Obama suggested he’s not likely to actively pursue criminal charges against national security officials who were directly involved in unlawful interrogations or wire-tapping, and said it would be difficult to quickly close down Guantanamo Bay. On Guantanamo — which he repeatedly promised to shutter during the campaign — Obama, in an interview on Sunday with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” reiterated his intent to do just that but also sounded a pragmatic note. “That’s a challenge,” the president-elect said about the prospect of closing down to the detainee facility within the first 100 days of taking office. “I think it’s going to take some time and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus as we speak to help design exactly what we need to do. [end]
Obama: Closing Gitmo ‘a challenge’
Politico | 1/11/09 | Jonathan Martin
Posted on 01/11/2009 9:48:04 AM PST by jimbo123
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