Posted on 09/07/2013 5:03:01 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike
The dirty little not-so-secret behind President Obama’s much-lobbied-for, illegal and strategically incompetent war against Syria is that it’s not about Syria at all. It’s about Iran—and Israel. And it has been from the start.
By “the start,” I mean 2011, when the Obama administration gradually became convinced that it could deal Iran a mortal blow by toppling President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, a secular, Baathist strongman who is, despite all, an ally of Iran’s. Since then, taking Iran down a peg has been the driving force behind Obama’s Syria policy.
Not coincidentally, the White House plans to scare members of Congress into supporting the ill-conceived war plan by waving the Iranian flag in their faces. Even liberal Democrats, some of whom are opposing or questioning war with Syria, blanch at the prospect of opposing Obama and the Israel lobby over Iran.
(Excerpt) Read more at thenation.com ...
This is way, way above the Anointed One’s pay grade. And intellect. The more convoluted the process, the more potential for the community organizer to screw it up. The only time our Constitution, economy, civil rights and national security is really safe is when this imbecile is playing golf.
No, we do what is best for the US. It would be US blood that is shed in this.
Did not mean to imply that a new Syrian regime would try to overthrow the current Iranian theocracy. However the new Syrian regime would force the Iranians to leave Syria and would prevent them from positioning missiles in Syria. That would be a huge strategic shift. Those Iranian missile batteries in Syria are currently preventing Israel from attacking Iran with impunity. IMHO that is a prime goal of Kerry’s “limited strike” If it were successful it would help Kerry secure the Democratic nomination in 2016.
Article is bs. Syria could be dragged out to the ocean and sunk and meanwhile Iran continues to build nuclear missiles to kill the Great Satan and take over all the gulf oil etc etc If O were willing to eliminate the Iranian danger I’d say yes yes. But to bomb Syria does NOTHING to eliminate the Iranian nukes. Nothing. The article is pure bunk.
Zer0 blew his gift in the lap of the Iranian Green Revolution. B0z0.
Obama has NO interest in toppling Iran. If he had, he would have put his support behind the Green Movement.
Instead, he put his support behind Morsi in Egypt and Al Qaeda in Libya and said nothing about the kids getting murdered in Iran.
Hmm. Articles critical of the proposed Syrian adventure in The Nation, In These Times and Mother Jones. Are we at the “if I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost the nation” inflection point?
Oh, how lucky we will be if you are correct!
The House of Saud turned against Obama when Obama backed Morsi and the MB. Their turn was a slow one however as they were awakened slowly to the danger the MB posed to the Kingdom.
O'Bomber's legacy will be:
Solutions in search of a problem.
It’s also BS that Obama actually thought this through. In reality, he avoids the complexities of leadership at every opportunity. The bottom line here is that if some MSM reporter hadn’t reminded the world of Obama’s year-old ‘red line’ comment after this most recent gas attack, we wouldn’t even be having this conversation.
If it’s really about Iran then why not just...go after Iran?
“No its about Saudis and Iranians.”
Bingo! This is about the Caliphate and who is going to control it.
Question everyone should be asking is, “where did Obama come from and who is responsible for his rise?
This is not a move to "cripple Iran" -- this is a move to topple the Assad government in favor of a radical Muslim one.
This article reads like propaganda.
Obama has supported Iran’s agenda every chance he could. Why would he change course now?
Legacy? No...DESTRUCTION of Christians and Jews.
The world is his dominoes and he won't be happy until the entire string has fallen and the planet is in barbaric ruins.
Hmm. Articles critical of the proposed Syrian adventure in The Nation, In These Times and Mother Jones. Are we at the “if I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost the nation” inflection point?
The Amateur in the White House...
Is Syria the one big wag the doggie???
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