Iran Articles

As the crisis goes on here are some articles that look at the background and the development of the crisis.

Washington Post, this article looks at the role of the Revolutionary Guard in the kidnapping of 15 British Hostages.

Newsweek, The article looks the developing crisis between, USA, UK and Iran and what it might take to end the crisis.

Another Reagan or Kennedy

A very interesting article in Time, how the Republicans and Democrats are looking for a past Hero today, thus the Republicans are looking for another Great Communicator in the shape of Ronald Reagan while the Democrats are looking for another Robert Kennedy. My only answer to that search is good luck because your going to need it, a hero comes along only once in a lifetime, to a generation that was Ronald Reagan and Robert Kennedy, although from different political parties you would follow them in to hell and back, wrong or right, that is loyalty and Reagan and Kennedy deserve, sorry to say the present leaders of the Republicans and Democrats don't have it, Obama looks good, a Liberal who has said some nice things about Reagan in the past, but he has yet to be really tested, a hero is tested, 1976 for Reagan and his campaign against President Ford, while Robert Kennedy was the best Attorney General the United States ever had, it should also be noted that when he was running for President he stated that the blame for Vietnam could be shared by many not just the administration. Don't see any Democrats being that Noble do you, Hillary Clinton has been resolute about her vote but she is moving to the left, she has to win. The 08 Election is in need of a HERO.

Iran Articles

Here are some interesting articles that VIEWS has come across on the problems with Iran.

Washington Post, argues that the Bush Diplomacy with Iran does not seem to be working, and when Bush was Tougher with Iran this had no effect either.

UK Guardian, Comment on how Europe can help in the Hostage Crisis.

Ottawa Citizen, article looks at recent developments in Iran and Iraq and the future problems with Iran.

Bush Veto

Thus we come down to it, political theatre by the Democrats to appease their extreme liberal base and a President who must consider the security of the United States. The Senate and the House have passed a Bill to remove troops from Iraq, this will get a veto, the President and the Republicans should push this vote down the throats of the Democrats, weakness in politics should be punished, Hillary Clinton might wish by the end that the Republicans had won in 06.

Iran and the Hostages?

It has come to something when Iran can kidnap 15 Members of the British Armed Forces and the government cant even get the UN to really take a hard view of this action, we have to but up with the economic interest of Russia getting in the way. In international Politics as in Life you have to take a stand, if Iran acts like this when it comes to this issue what will they be like when we have to force them to back down over their nuclear development. The USA, UK in the end will have to take action or Israel will over the perceived threat from Iran, no this is not a call to send in the SAS to get out people out not yet, there are many economic sanctions we can take, lets really hurt Iran if they don't release our troops with 48 hours, lets cut their life blood, cut their oil, block their ports, freeze their air travel in other words order them stop using military or public transport by air, show them what the door to hell can really be, make them think what the next step might be, sometimes an enemy might take action that they think might be in their interest but lets change the board, lets make it our justification to take harsh military action if and I stress if our troops are not returned.

An interesting problem we face in the UK is if you watched the BBC Question Time is that we are perceived to have no backbone, that we will allow third rate powers to act as pirates of the international community. The Question Time is question recalled the one done after 9/11. The BBC had to say sorry for that, same vain, it explains the appeasement of the 1930s. If it was recorded and wathched in Iran one would get the idea that we are weak with no backbone and we like our troops be taken without a shot being fired in defence. This is harsh but it is time the BBC and the rest of the left wing media and the FCO smelled the Coffee. Iran is a major threat and it will have to be take care of sooner or later, lets not be 1939 again, the cost for surrender in the 1930s was to high, firm and strong action is needed before we all say, " WE SHOULD HAVE DOEN SOMETHING, AGAIN! "

New Polls on 2008, The Democrats

Its that time of year Folks, yes time to look at those Polls, the election for the Nominee's for both parties will be over by February 08, so the time line starts early, next time they will start February 2009, lets hope so or it will be the day after the November election of 2008. What fun!!

On the Democratic Side: The RealClearPolitics - Polls. Out of four Polls Edwards is ahead in three, if Edwards can take Iowa and build up a decent War Chest, he just might have a chance in NH. It should be recalled that Iowa was the downfall for Howard Dean. A Zogby Poll has the following, Edwards 27%, Clinton 25% and Obama 23%. Of course Edwards and Obama could work together, but that might be asking to much of ambitious politicians. Politics is so much about the short term not looking for strategical aim, a Edwards - Obama ticket or the other way around might derail Hillary Clinton.

Bush and Iraq

The President has stated that he will VETO any Bill that will tie his hands when it comes to the War. The President should stand firm, make the Democrats feel the heat of war, they want to run the war, the President should refuse to sign any Bill that he is not happy with, and I mean down to the last dot. This is to important to allow extreme left wing to run American Foreign Policy, a hundred would be Presidents in the Senate and over 40o members in the in the House cant run a Foreign Policy of the last super power. If needed be the President should make it known that any death after April will be on the hands of the Democrats if they don't pass the Bill he wants down to the last dot.

Here are some interesting articles on Iraq.

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