[Mountain Mary]

What’s a “wag the dog” event?

[The_Media_never_lie]

A wag the dog event, imho, is where the President, in order to escape public disgrace, creates a foreign enemy and declares war to get the pressure of of his own misdeeds.

In President Obama's case, I sincerely believe he will become incredibly hawkish and attack (probably Iran) one of America's very real enemies in order to distract the public.

For a better definition of where "Wag the Dog" came from, please see it in Wikipedia.