It will be interesting to see how the Nobel Peace Laureate responds to reports that Iran has been conducting military operations inside Iraq's sovereign borders to seize oil fields. According to the Iraqi Government, the Iranians are now fortifying their position around an oil well near the border. Obama has been employing a policy of appeasement in dealing with Iran thus far, and for his efforts, they invade Iraq. Apparently appeasement is a far more effective means of diplomacy than the threat of force, and yes that was intended as sarcasm.
I am not going to attempt to predict the next sequence of events, other than to say this is an instance where you need to punch the bad guy in the face rather than asking nicely. If Iran is able to seize Iraq's oil wealth without opposition, the incentive to take it all will be very alluring. In May, a few months after Obama's victory, I wrote a piece set to Annie Lennox Put a Little Love in your Heart to illustrate how events around the world were unfolding after the "hope and change" election victory. Say what you will about George Bush, tyrants and despots were afraid of him. Evil people take advantage of love and feed off of fear.
In the aftermath of the fraudulent Iranian election, I wrote an extended commentary on the state of Iranian leadership titled the Prince of Persia. Then when there was talk of a re-count a few days later, I said that re-count implies that you counted in the first place!
I am free to have an opinion on Iran, but there is precious little that I can do about it from my foxhole. If Iran is indeed going to press Iraq's eastern border, Obama is going to have a very difficult choice to make, and my bet is that he lets them take it. Has anyone been following the status of the Turkish army on the northern border? Is this situation set to explode?
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