BBC News: Reports that Iran has not given an answer to the attractive package offered by the West to halt its nuclear programme. Iran is playing games, its playing out the clock, it hopes that Obama Administration will allow it to develop the bomb and prevent Israel from attacking its nuclear facilities. This is the time for Israel to attack Iran, Iran will not give up its nuclear programme and its better to attack while Bush is President, McCain will support the move and this will force Obama to support the policy. The outcome of such attack will change the Foreign Policy Board before the election, and its Foreign Policy that is seen as a weakness of Obama.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The Politics of Iraq for Bush and Obama
New York Times: Reports on a interesting political and national security development, the move by the Bush Administration to see an end at some time of American presence in Iraq. This development is interesting as it kind of works both for McCain and Obama at first, for McCain the success of the surge has allowed for the government of Iraq to take over while for Obama it fits his call for a timetable for withdraw of troops. But when you think about it long term it hurts Obama, you can see McCain will use the past weakness of Obama against him, the ads have started already, how Obama was against the surge and how it would not work, now of course it would work, and many other change of policy by Obama. The Bush Administration is also talking to Iran, another aspect of the Obama plan, of course Iran wont budge thus it helps show that the policy of Obama is weak. The Obama Camp should recall 1968 and 1976, a lame duck President is still President of the United States of America and has the biggest Microphone.
Target Iran
Fox News: Reports that Iran has stated it will not budge on its nuclear planning. It could be argued this is what the USA and Israel want, Bush can now state he has tried to talk but has meet a brick wall, he can give the green light to Israel to attack Iran and snookers Obama. If Israel does attack, Obama will have to support the move and this of course would ruin his Foreign Policy Planning. If he wins he would be fighting a war against Iran not talking!!
The Education of Obama Part Two!
BBC News: Reports that Obama is in Afghanistan. The trips to Afghanistan and Iraq are the test for Obama, will he pass the Commander in Chief test. Also the trip to Israel and the region will see if he can stop Campaigning and act like a statesman. The trip to Europe is pure PR.
No Timetable
BBC News: Reports on the visit of PM Gordon Brown to Iraq. The two main points to come out of the visit are that the UK is looking forward to the reduction of troops on Iraq but no Timetable for that reduction. The timing of this trip does not help Senator Obama, if the press are at least going to try and give the impression of neutral reporting they should ask him if he disagrees with the USA main military ally in Iraq and Afghanistan. Don't count of them asking, they are in the tank for Obama, three anchors on his trip, none for McCain, give me a break!
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