tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post8240027752935951724..comments2023-10-19T12:25:15.143+01:00Comments on The Osterley Times: I would use Military Force against Iran Now! John Bolton.Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-5263820034070509532009-01-01T08:14:00.000+00:002009-01-01T08:14:00.000+00:00The neo-cons in any sane society would, by now, ha...The neo-cons in any sane society would, by now, have been consigned to history's dustbin. The fact that they are still listened to simply appalls me. I hope Obama, rather than play the bipartisan card, simply ignores these nutters. People like John Bolton have nothing to add to intelligent discourse. Whenever he is interviewed over here it is as a curiosity, an oddball.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-25276932047123742602008-12-31T18:12:00.000+00:002008-12-31T18:12:00.000+00:00This really is insane. Iran has grown in power and...This really is insane. <BR/>Iran has grown in power and influence in the region because we have removed their greatest rival and foe in Iraq! <BR/>Meanwhile, our nuclear-armed "friend", Pakistan, is collapsing and becoming quite "unreliable". We are already openly discussing invading the Pakistani frontier, and perhaps beyond. Thus, one invasion begets the necessity for yet more invasions, and each one introduces further instability that requires more military force.<BR/><BR/>Who could possibly have anticipated this?<BR/><BR/>And with the current situation in Gaza, every Arab leader that has taken us at our word (Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) now looks like <B>a total chump</B>. Every Arab leader that has voiced mistrust of our intentions now looks <B>vindicated</B>. Who needs allies, anyway? If they make trouble, we can invade <B>them</B>, too, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>The important thing is not to anger the Israeli hawks, right? Without them, all of our schemes fall apart, obviously.<BR/><BR/>The neocons are feverishly trying to create a situation that leaves Obama <B>no other option</B> but to continue their policies: Destroy our alliances with the moderate Arab states, increase the profile of the unfriendly regimes/militias, and provoke a response from one of several actors that requires the use of further military force to "defend our troops" or "defend Israel".Todd Dugdale https://www.blogger.com/profile/17584727904734922884noreply@blogger.com