Iran and Iran again!!

A very interesting article in the Times by Gerard Baker, the articles looks at the prospects for another War in the Middle East this time between the USA and Iran. The article points out that oil is on the raise on the International Market and a Navy man has been sent to run Central Command. It has been argued in this blog if the UN cant get a deal that prevents Iran becoming a Nuclear Armed Country and we don't want Israel to take action and start a regional war, as the article points out the War in Iraq is not going that well but a ' targeted strikes against nuclear facilities are a different matter, however. ' After Lebanon bombings in the early 1980s, Reagan turned the ships around and invaded Grenada, is President Bush planning something similar from the Oval Office, he once stated that he wanted to be another Ronald Reagan not his father who lost to Bill Clinton 1992. And in a pure politics it will place Hillary Clinton is a no win position, if she opposed a war with Iran, and it was just air strikes she could not win in 2008 but if she supports such a war the left would never let her forget such a move, politics and international politics combined very interesting.

U.S. News & World Report A interesting article on Iraq and how American leaving would effect the region but also quite negative on the prospects for a Surge.

Senate and Iraq

Well the Republicans and Joe Lieberman haven't lost their nerve yet, they held the line and prevented a vote that a majority would have opposed a surge in Iraq. The Vote was 49 - 47, the Dems needed 60. The Democrats are in a majority by only a few votes, they seem to have fallen for their own message always a bad sign. The magic is 60 guys, if you don't have it don't waste your breath.

Washington Times on Senate Politics.

Slate also on Senate Politics, a fun read worth a look if you have a chance.

Rudy all the Way?

Saw Rudy Giuliani on Hannity and Colmes on Fox, Giuliani recalls Alan Alda from the last season of the West Wing, and Hillary Clinton is no Mat Santos. Giuliani is tough on Foreign Policy but a Social Liberal, a true classic Conservative. If both Giuliani and Clinton are the candidates who wins in New York, the Mayor of the World, or Hillary, I would go with Giuliani. Also this would place states that normally vote for the Democrats in to play, I wonder if the political minds behind Clinton have a worry that she could lose badly in a election if Giuliani is running, example, 1972 / 1984, would could argue it would be a new ball game, if the Conservative base can vote for him and he can get moderates and Liberals then Clinton has no chance, but we are long way to go yet. There are national polls already but VIEWS will not start to really read them till later in the year. A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN POLITICS FOLKS.

Here is the Transcript of the talk on H&C on Fox.

Washington Post on Giuliani in the Race for 2008

More on Iran Part Two

An excellent article by Michael Barone on RealClearPolitics, Turning Toward Iran, Barone gets to the main point with the following, ' The critics ignore the fact that Iran has been making war against us for 27 years, since they violated the most fundamental law of diplomacy by taking our diplomats hostage. The critics seem more interested in seeing Bush lose than in seeing the United States win. Fortunately Bush still wants to prevail. ' The American Media Elite are still fighting the 2000 Election, they could never really get Reagan, the Great Communicator had a bond with the American people, Bush is not a great communicator but he can still be like the Gipper a great President.

More on Iran

Views sees the American left has started to fear that President George W. Bush is about to start a War with Iran, after his warning about their actions in Iraq. Well he has two years to do something about Iran, a nuclear armed Iran is a threat to the West and more important to the American Economy. I ask a reader to think of himself or herself as Prime Minister of Israel, would you allow Iran to became a Nuclear Power, after its leader has stated that he would like to remove Israel from the Middle East. The left in American Politics hate President George W. Bush so much they cant smell the coffee, we cant afford for them to be wrong as they where wrong during the Cold War. Reagan was right and the Liberal Elite of the Media had the wrong views at the wrong time, thank God for the Gipper. If the UN route does not work and they will not come to the table then action must be taken, better early rather than to late. The above is in response to an article in the L.A. Times, the paper is left wing but the article shows how out of touch they really are in LA.

L.A Times

Senate and Iraq

The Democrats are now finding how much a problem it can be to be in the majority but not enough to have Sixty Votes, its seems that the Republicans might stop a vote that opposes a surge in Iraq in less they can have their resolutions voted on.

Here are some interesting articles on the Subject:

USA Today on if the resolution will get passed.

Washington Post on the political cost of the War to the Republicans. The Washington Post states the following on the cumbersome route for the Resolution, ' Should resolution supporters clear their first obstacle, the Senate will move to an anticipated long series of votes on amendments. The big ones to watch include a Republican call for the immediate withdrawal of all troops, intended to put Democrats on the spot, and attempts by antiwar Democrats to strike certain provisions, including one opposing the termination of funding for troops in the field. ' It is a matter of cat and mouse, those running to the left of Hillary Clinton will call for a quick removal of troops, those that want to stand a chance in hell of winning the big prize in 2008 will have to be careful, one wrong move and you could find yourself another John Kerry, Votes count.

John Edwards on Meet the Press

Well folks John Edwards the wonderkid of 2004 has turned himself in to the Jimmy Carter of 2008 but not in a good way, saw the Senator on Meet Press on Sunday, does the USA want anther disaster as President. The interesting looking candidate of 2004 has decided that the only way he can beat Senator Hillary Clinton is to go her left, he sounded like another Jimmy Carter when it came to Foreign Policy, it tells when someone is out of their league, talk to Iran what does he think the EU and UN have been trying for these many months. Has the Democratic Party lost in spine, no Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy and that counts John and Robert. They where leaders, here we have mere politicians and to be honest not that good at it either. Edwards on the Domestic Front wants to raise taxes, is the Democratic Party so left is had became the Surreal Party of the United States of America.

Meet the Press Transcript