Monday, November 16, 2009

Situation in Iran

The Times: Reports that UN's IAEA has stated that Iran could have more secret sites in Iran. How long can Obama dither when it comes Iran, the President has been snubbed so many times by Iran one has lost count, at the end of the day Iran is a national security threat to Israel and the West. One just has to see the power North Korea has since it got the bomb, once Iran joins the nuclear club all hell could break lose in the Middle East, Israel would strike with or without authority from the White House, and thus one can see a chain reaction, Iran hitting Iraq and US bases in the region. The Government in Tehran would let lose a wave of terrorists attacks in the West, they would try to cut off the oil from the region, yes it could get that bad folks. Thus the clock is ticking, its not a long countdown, Iran is rushing for the bomb, they have already gone down the path of miniature warheads, that the same path as North Korea. Time is going fast folks, lets hope Hamlet in the Oval can see the clock and takes action against Iran, if not the Israel will take action and it will be hot new year folks in the Middle East.

Situation in Iraq

The New York Times - Global: Reports on the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and how Al Qaeda plans to react, the NYT writes the following, "....al Qaeda and other militants would like to exploit the moment in one last bid to derail the fragile security gains. " Its up to Iraq now to show that it wants to be one country, it cant allow the terrorists to win, as JFK said in essence about South Vietnam, well it can also be said about Iraq, " Its their War " thus after the US has left in 2011 the people of Iraq have to come together and decide do they want to live together or will they fall into killing different ethnic groups, the USA and the UK can only do so much, the UK at the end of the day was run out of town, that why the UK is now stuck in Afghanistan, the US Military view of the UK in Iraq in less that stellar. Of course events that are outside Iraq could change the strategic actors on the ground, if Israel hits Iran, then Iran could hit US forces in Iraq, thus the 2011 plan to get by the USA would be in tatters. Lets see what happens folks, will be interesting either way.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that another soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " 33 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 234 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 203 in combat operations and 31 due to illness, accidents or other incidents. It seems that November will be a very bloody month for the Armed Forces in Afghanistan. This month alone the UK has lost 10 soldiers, and its only half way through the month, when will it all end, when will Obama stop dithering.

Obama's olive branch to Russia - WORKING ?

BBC News: Reports that a Russian nuclear plant being built in Iran wont be finished by the end of this year as planned, also Russia is being slow in the delivery of air defence system to Iran. As the BBC states this is down to Iran's march toward becoming a nuclear armed power. Lets be clear Russia is playing ball with the Obama Administration not because they are in the tank for Obama, no it is because they don't want Iran as a threat to Russia, also it can be postulate that Moscow thinks that if they play ball with Obama over Iran then Obama will allow Moscow more influence over the Ukraine if not Poland and the Czech Republic. It would be a smart move by Moscow, if VIEWS was in Moscow that is how he would play it, Obama has a problem, Israel will not allow a nuclear armed Iran, thus either Obama works his fading magic with Iran and gets them to follow the deal by the IAEA or either the USA or Israel have to take action through military strikes. An attack by Israel on Iran could set in motion a regional War, thus it would have to be the USA that takes action, how would the new Nobel Prize winner explain that to the Nobel Committee. Thus the Russian bear has a few Aces up its sleeve, lets hope the bear does not greedy, Obama can also give the bear so much concessions, still think that Middle East will be hot next year, and it wont be down to the Sun.

The Failure of Obama's Foreign Policy

The Times: Reports on the failures of the Obama Foreign Policy from Afghanistan to Climate change. Lets be honest folks, this blog has been very critical of Obama's Foreign Policy, from his dithering over Afghanistan to his failure to deal with Iran, but one can argue that at least he tried even if an old cynic like VIEWS thought it was a waste of breath, but the real failure for President Obama is that he has not learned on the job, as reported it has been stated that the President of France thought that Obama was arrogant but also naive, not a health combination in any leader. Thus what has appalled this correspondent, is that the candidate Obama of 08 who was meant to be post racial and post party, has become a typical Democrat once he got in to the White House. Lets recall his gut reaction to call the Police of one state stupid, and his arrogance in his own judgement that Iran would somehow come around to his point of view, also as stated by the LA Times Obama is afraid to make a decision about Afghanistan. It seems that President Obama has allowed the ghosts of Vietnam to cloud his judgment. Thus the Nobel Prize winner for doing nothing has done nothing, the Olympian Gods must be laughing their heads off, they gave Obama the voice and the Presidency but the end result will be a massive let down, one can appreciate the irony, it is funny in a way.

Waters of Mars ( Sunday ) - Review

The Doctor Who News Page: Reports on the overnight ratings for the Dr Who special, Waters of Mars got around 9.1 million viewers. The overnight figures tend go up after the review of people that recorded the show on video and other sources. As to a review of the show. one word fantastic as the good Doctor would have said, it was dramatic, funny, moving, it also showed how the Master could have become a villain. If you think about it, your a Time Lord, e.g a Lord of Time, thus Time is your domain, you run it, and if your up there with the Olympian Gods you would see us poor mortals as " Little People " I guess in way in its long history it is surprising that this kind of story has not come up before, yes there was the recent Pompeii, but then the good Doctor had Donna to bring him down to earth, I think the romantic in me also sees the episode in some respects about Rose, how the Doctor has always followed the rules of Time and what has it gotten him, a Type 40 Tardis that is stuck in in 1963 mold. Have set my Sky + for the Xmas and New Year shows, cant wait, have a feeling they will be fantastic, just like the Doctor, David Tennant just might be the greatest Doctor ever, and ever is a long time folks.


Have been told by Blog is serious, yes on most issues it covers that is the nature of the blog, but with the World in its present state we all need a hero with a wonky Tardis.