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The deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, the deteriorating situation in Iraq, the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, the deteriorating situation in Egypt and Libya, all demonstrate that our policy is in ruins.

It is imperative that the United States fashion a new policy to defend itself against militant Islam. The need becomes more urgent every day as Iran moves closer to an atomic weapon which it might hand off to terrorists who might easily penetrate our Mexican border and destroy one or American cities and concurrently demand that we submit to sharia.

There is virtually no realistic chance that the Obama administration will fashion such a new policy, certainly no new policy that will be palatable to conservatives. Codicil: I believe it certainly possible if not probable that Obama will strike Iran to prevent them getting the bomb and he will time the strike to effect an October Surprise and likely win the election.

This administration is unlikely to fashion a rational policy against militant Islam because it's philosophical objectives for America oppose our own. That is, they do not see America as the shining city on the Hill, the beacon of democracy and civilization, the champion of the rule of law, the exemplar of capitalism, rather, they see America as the principal obstacle to the furtherance of racial and social justice and the onrush of universal utopian socialism.

That is why the left's policy concerning militant Islam is so incoherent and inconsistent. On the one hand militant Islam seeks the same ultimate objective as does Obama's leftism, to wit, the distruction of America as the obstacle toward their goals described above. So leftism is inclined to tolerate terrorism on the theory of, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." On the other hand, when the international aggressive impulse of militant Islam threatens the socialist model for one world government, it will be resisted.

Even more will Islam be resisted and even destroyed when possible as and when it threatens leftists' power. When leftists gave atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, it advanced socialism in their eyes. No such philosophical correlation exists with Islam. If Iran getting the bomb poses a threat to the narcissism of Barack Obama, he will certainly strike. If he can strike and improve his reelection chances at the same time he defends his power, he will certainly strike.

Every good leftist knows that ultimately they must destroy Islamism or be destroyed by it. That is why Obama extended our commitment to Afghanistan and that is why Obama pulled the trigger on the assassination of bin Laden.

So even though we cannot expect a coherent foreign policy out of this administration, much less a pro-American foreign policy, that does not relieve conservatives of the obligation to formulate a foreign policy ourselves.

If boots on the ground does not work,-and it obviously does not work- we must find a formula that does work.

“If boots on the ground does not work,-and it obviously does not work- we must find a formula that does work.”

Not sure what does work, but one thing that doesn't is bankrupting the US such that we become weak. That seems to be the road we've taken.

“I believe it certainly possible if not probable that Obama will strike Iran to prevent them getting the bomb and he will time the strike to effect an October Surprise and likely win the election.”

Not a chance in Hades that Obama will attack Iran. Not in October or ever.

Why?

1. Obama is a coward, not a warrior. Starting a new war with islam, no matter how many want such a war, is not his style. See Libya for his military motivation - lead from behind.

2. Obama believes in endless talk, as do most in Washington. Bush had every provocation from Iran during the Iraq war, yet he did nothing. You expect Obama to be more aggressive than Bush? Not likely. Obama & Co. will talk, talk, talk about an Iranian nuke, just as Clinton & Bush did about the North Korean nuke program, & do NOTHING of substance.

3. An “October Surprise” attack on Iran would anger his Liberal, peace-nick base, the only solid political support Obama has. He is counting on these people to help him steal the election, which is his primary game plan. Obama is a weasel, not a grizzly bear. Stealing the election is much more his character than starting a war.

4. Obama considers Israel a nuisance, not an ally. He doesn't give a damn for Jews, or anybody else beyond himself. That Iran is building a nuke doesn't really bother him. Selling Chevy Volts is probably more important to him than Iran or Israel. His overriding priority is the destruction of white America, to be replaced by a “colored” socialist utopia. What happens in the Middle East is simply a distraction to Obama. His foreign policy mirrors that idea - the world will love the USA once it is as corrupt & impoverished as it is.

5. To use a sports analogy, if you are behind in the game, you don't go with your weakness, you play to your strengths. Obama knows his strength is as a politician & crony, not as a warrior. Too much can go wrong with an October Surprise: Pilots shot down, ships damaged or sunk, Iran inspired terrorist attacks in the heart of America. There is no way Obama would put his reelection chances in the hands of the admirals & generals, with whom he has a tenuous relationship, at best.

Obama is as likely to use an October surprise attack on Iran to win in November as he is to start cross-dressing for the same reason.

On the other hand, when the international aggressive impulse of militant Islam threatens the socialist model for one world government, it will be resisted.

The Islamic Caliphate IS the model for one-world government. All the elites need to do is give lip-service to Islam.