That is all too true.
I support Israel for both secular and religious reasons. We can work with many of the Arab governments, but Iran simply must be stopped.
One of the few good things the Wikileaker did is show Iran that despite what was being said publicly, even the Arab leaders were privately pleading with President Obama to let Israel strike Iran. The Wikileaker may have delayed war by a few years, but the only way to stop this upcoming war is for Israel to take out Iran's nuclear capabilities or for Iran to change its government.
It would be better to see the second option than the first, but we're going to get the first if the government doesn't change.
My guess is that the Iranians have decided that they can't work with a President Gingrich, President Santorum, or even President Romney, and have decided to push for all they can get over the next year, knowing that just as with 1981 when the Iranians gave back the American hostages on Inauguration Day, the game is up if a Republican gets elected. I was at Reagan's inauguration that year, and for many years I kept a copy of the old Washington Star with its headline on freeing the hostages, and I remember the reactions of Republicans flooding the city for the Inauguration.
Basically, Reagan had won the American-Iranian War of 1981 without having to fire a single shot.
If shots have to be fired to stop the Iranians this time, I'd much rather see the Israelis doing the fighting than us.
yup. having 3 carrier task forces in the Arabian Sea won’t impress Iran unless they know in their heart of hearts that the CiC, Mr The One, will actually give the strike order.
I don’t belive that they believe he will. They realize that
a Pres Newt or Pres Sanctorum would do so.