Real Talks or Bluff by Iran ?

BBC News: Reports that Iran has agreed to allow the IAEA to visit their once secret nuclear plant at Qom. Once can almost see the faces at the Obama White House, they will want to believe that this is real, that Iran is going to change their strategic aim to get the bomb, one word rubbish. The Government in Tehran is playing the Obama Administration, President Obama might think he is playing a good chess game, one problem Obama is playing against a chess master in Iran. What should worry the Obama West Wing is a report via CBS News that states that Iran has tried to " acquire materials for a nuclear weapon in Canada.....centrifuge parts (centrifuges are used to enrich uranium) and electronic components for bombs and guidance systems. " The mind set of the Obama Administration can be seen in the slant that CBS News takes on the story, have a guess, yes its another Iraq, in other words they are quite happy to see a nuclear armed Iran. The elite media will go out of its way to give justification for Iran, as will the Obama Administration. Thus lets hope that Israel has the planes fuelled up and ready to fly, the Obama Administration is weak and will appease Iran, its that brutal and simple folks.

Is Obama turning his BACK on Afghanistan and his NATO Allies ?

The Washington Post: Reports that if President Obama is going to support the McChrystal recommendations he would need Republican support in the Congress. Thus far it does not look good, Obama has shown that he has little fight to take on his liberal base, thus his move to allow Congress to draw up a health care reform plan that has damaged his own poll ratings. Also the liberal base wanted to investigate Bush 43 and the CIA for acts committed to defend the USA after 9/11, the Obama West Wing has allowed the Attorney General Eric Holder, a close friend of Obama to start investigations of the CIA, how long before Holder starts to investigate Bush 43. It seems that Obama has no problem in selling out allies, just ask the Poles and the Czechs, thus Obama might think he can sell out the British with no cost, well if that is the mind set in the Obama West Wing the UK should remove its Armed Forces from Afghanistan as fast as possible, also NATO should get out, why should European soldiers die if Obama is all wobble.

No Going Back - General McChrystal on US Policy in Afghanistan

The New York Times: Reports on a speech by the US Commander in Afghanistan, General McChrystal, the General has rejected the opinion of VP Biden that the US should scale back US ground presence in Afghanistan and go for drone attacks on Al Qaeda bases in Pakistan. The NYT writes the following on the McChrystal speech, " rejected calls for scaling down military objectives......said Washington did not have unlimited time to settle on a new strategy to pursue the....war. " This can be seen as a rebuke to VP Biden but also to President Obama for being slow to make a decision. When it comes to Afghanistan President Obama should take him time, but should also come to the right decision, if he is going wobble and allow the left wing of the Democratic Party to decide US Foreign Policy then the UK should get out of Afghanistan. If Obama does not support the US military plan for Afghanistan then Israel will see that Obama can not be counted on in a tight spot and will hit Iran. President Obama it seems shares the same flaw as LBJ, he wants to be loved, well he has soldiers in fox holes in Afghanistan waiting for him to make his mind up to support them, if Obama wants affection he should get a dog. The decision on Afghanistan will define his Presidency, if Obama pushes back against his left then he will be seen as strong but if sells out Afghanistan, this will follow a trend, Poland, Czech Republic at the start of the process. Israel will not allow herself to be sold out because Obama does not have a backbone. Lets hope Obama is not another Jimmy Carter!

Is Gordon Brown Losing the Plot ?

The Daily Mail: Reports on the stability of the UK PM Gordon Brown. It seems from reports that our PM might need Prozac if he reacts this baldy to questions from reporters. This is why Gordon Brown is a dodo in political terms, he does not have the political skills of Tony Blair or President Obama. If New Labour wants to fall off a cliff keep a glum and dour Gordon Brown as PM. Also Labour spin masters, drop the constant argument that it is substance that matters, in other words our leader is toast but we cant get rid of him so please be nice to him, we don't want him on Prozac!! The sad part is that Gordon Brown has put the rest of the UK on Prozac.

The Power Meet over Afghanistan at the White House

The New York Times: Reports on the review of Afghanistan by the Obama Administration, the President will discuss the McChrystal report with the US Command in Afghanistan, General McChrystal. The NYT writes the following on the meeting, " McChrystal has not spoken with Mr. Obama since submitting his grim assessment of the war a month ago..." Lets hope President Obama listens to General McChrystal and his Military advisers and not the Vice President Biden. The President is facing contrasting opinions, the US military under General McChrystal in Afghanistan wants forty thousand more troops, while VP Biden wants to reduce troops and use drones to attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan. The President from leaks wants to take his time over such an important decision, but perception is reality, the President is facing the perception that he is weak, that could lead Iran to push for the bomb. Thus an attack by Israel, it is important that the President comes to a quick and correct decision, if he follows the Biden view it can be guaranteed that Israel will see that this is weak and they have to defend their own national security.

No Talks on Nuclear Issue - Iran

Fox News: Reports that Iran has refused to discuss its nuclear plans when it meets the UN on Thursday. It seems somewhat of a pointless meeting, as stated as I was not holding my breath for this meeting. It will be another round of tedious talks, the Government in Tehran will play games, it will try to split the Western Allies and Russia and China over the issue. Also as the NYT has reported it looks like its all spin from Moscow, they will be critical but not to critical, they are a neighbour of Iran and have a Muslim population, thus does not want Iran causing havoc in Russia proper. Lets see what harsh sanctions the Obama Administration can come up with, they have to be harsh or Israel will see them as feckless and weak and then strike Iran. Like something out of the TV series 24. This is President Obama's Jack Bauer moment, the problem is that he also has to deal with Afghanistan, Iran can cause havoc in Afghanistan. Lets see if President Obama has the backbone to be Jack Bauer, this is not about his own arrogance but the security of Israel and the West.

Obama Health Care Reform and Abortion

The New York Times: Reports on the fight within Congress on the issue of Abortion and if it should be covered by the Obama Health Care Reform Bills, the NYT writes the following, " And the abortion opponents are getting enough support from moderate Democrats that both sides say the outcome is too close to call. " This is a very substantive issue, women should have the right to an abortion at any time, also the Government should pay for it, thus it should be covered by any Obama Bill. This is the only thing that Liberals and this Blog have agreement on, Liberals should force the Obama Administration to take on the right on this issue, abortion should only be an issue between a woman and her doctor, it is a privacy issue. If there is going to be a health care bill let it be fair to both genders, thus Liberals should force President Obama to fight for this issue when it comes down the line.