“Actually Britain requested no comments from POTUS on this matter and he obliged.”
So, Tony Blair went to the EU, NATO, & the UN for support, yet wanted his ally, GWB, to keep quiet. Could it be that GWB couldn’t get broad support for a free beer bash, much less an attack on Iran?
The president does not act in a void. Neither does he bear alone the consequences of his actions. Witness the ‘06 elections, where the Pubs took a beating because of GWB’s mishandling of Iraq.
Bush is part of a dynasty, so the family wont let him threaten his legacy, nor theirs. The Bushes have never acted w/o a strong base of support. GWB had it in ‘02-’03, he doesn’t now. Sad, but true.
“So, Tony Blair went to the EU, NATO, & the UN for support, yet wanted his ally, GWB, to keep quiet. Could it be that GWB couldn’t get broad support for a free beer bash, much less an attack on Iran?
The president does not act in a void. Neither does he bear alone the consequences of his actions. Witness the ‘06 elections, where the Pubs took a beating because of GWB’s mishandling of Iraq.
Bush is part of a dynasty, so the family wont let him threaten his legacy, nor theirs. The Bushes have never acted w/o a strong base of support. GWB had it in ‘02-’03, he doesn’t now. Sad, but true”
Bush has one part of the strategy right on Iran. He proved a point that the EU cannot negotiate with thugs. You have to kill thugs. At this point, he has nothing to lose on his legacy or his families legacy going in. I expect an attack, history will tell us who was right in the end.