W. Directed by Oliver Stone

Just bought the the DVD of W. Directed by Oliver Stone. I was fan of JFK ( even if I didn't agree with the conspiracy angle of the film ) and Nixon ( very sympathetic look at Nixon ). I was expecting to be honest a hatched job on Bush 43, I can say I was wrong, the film is many respects is quite sympathetic to Bush 43, critical yes but on the whole fair. The DVD is full of great extras and a PDF of the historical information. If you liked the above films have a look at W. But have to ask when is Mr Stone going to do a film on Ronald Reagan.

Hamid Karzai is Diem of Vietnam

Guardian: Reports that the Obama Administration will try as Kennedy did in 1963 in Vietnam to improve the political and military situation on the ground in Afghanistan by placing their own man in power. If I recall in 1963 that was a disaster, Kennedy gave the green light for the Army to take over, the USA was stuck in Vietnam till 1975. The Afghans are a proud people, they wont like the idea that the USA is playing an Imperial role in the government of Afghanistan. Thus expects things to get worse before they get better, if they get better, Obama and his West Wing crew could out of their depth when it comes to Afghanistan.

New Bailout in trouble before its go Public!

The Times: Reports that new Obama bailout could be in trouble even before it goes public, with the public wrath to the bonuses to AIG, business is concerned that it will take heat for helping the Government. At the end of the day private business wants to make money, its about the green stuff in their bank accounts, thus any deal with the Obama Administration has to take in to account that business wants to make a money out of it, how is the tax payer go to react that news, if they want private help to make the banks solvent again the Obama Administration cant berate business one minute and ask for help afterwards. Obama will have to take on the his left wing, otherwise he will be a one term President.

USA out of Afghanistan ?

The New York Times: Reports that President Obama has stated that the USA does have an exit route out of Afghanistan, he wants to make sure that Afghanistan can not be used by the terrorists to attack the USA. This is an excellent idea, also the idea that Pakistan should control the Tribal areas on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the problem with both ideas is that they are rubbish, it comes from someone who has spent to much time in the seminar room and not enough time in the real world. Afghanistan will never be a place that the USA can leave it it wants to protect the USA. Afghanistan has the title the Graveyard of Empires, it didn't get that as a joke, the British Empire had problems, we lost thousands in the 19th Century, the Soviet Union was broken in the mountains of Afghanistan. The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been a nightmare for the British Empire, now its a problem for Pakistan, the Tribal areas are a law on to themselves. If this is the best Obama can come up with the West is in trouble.

Threat from North Korea

Bloomberg.com: Reports that North Korea will closed down its Air Space in April as to launch its satellite. This will be crisis time for the Obama Administration, will they have to shoot down the missile, will Japan take action if it thinks Japan is in danger from the missile. These could be critical days for the region and Obama, is this Obama's Cuban Missile Crisis. President Kennedy is great for his handling of the missile crisis, but the question has to be asked is Obama up to the job as POTUS.

DOLLAR DOWN THE TOILET!

Telegraph: Reports that the USA is going to put another Trillion Dollars in to the US Banking system. I have a more simpler solution, DON'T, it would better to spend that kind of money in African, on the whole it would help Africa and it would make the African Economy on the same level as the West. The banks should be allowed to go under, this is a waste of money, at what point will Obama say NO. This is why Obama will be a one term President, he will be out in 2012.

Liberal NYT attacks Obama

The New York Times: The Liberal Times rebukes the Obama Administration over its Terror Policies, the Times writes the following, ".... what the public has heard from the Obama administration on issues like state secrets and detainees sounds a bit too close for comfort to the Bush team’s benighted ideas. " This is good news for Obama, if the left wing Liberal Times is attacking the Obama Administration it must be doing something right, the paper wants the Obama Administration to follow the call of the far left to investigate Bush 43. Thus far when it comes to Foreign Policy Obama on the whole a followed a logical and sane policy from terror to Iraq. The more heat he gets from the Times, the more support he gets from Republicans. Keep on attacks Times and Obama might just win 2012.