Obama senior advisor blames Bush for Iran's anti-Americanism

Insight ^ | March 4-10 2008 | Rowan Scarborough

[LSUfan]

I know nothing about this guy McPeak, but he is so wrong on so many levels that it boggles the mind. First of all, he must have convenient amnesia when it comes to Iranian-backed Hezbollah's attack in Beirut, Lebanon, which killed 241 Marines, sailors and soldiers--all American. He must have also slept through Hezbollah's kidnapping of UN Observer US Marine Colonel William Higgins and the CIA station chief in Beirut, Bill Buckley.

But worst of all, he is completely wrong about Iran and Al Qaeda and Scarborough failed to challenge him on it: The 9-11 Commission uncovered clear evidence of great cooperation between Iran and Al Qaeda over a period of years, long before the September 11 attacks.

It is scary to me that a flag rank retired officer could be so misinformed and ignorant about vital issues...

[Tamar1973]

I think he slept through the takeover of the US embassy in Iran back in 1979. LOL!

[SkyDancer]

Ummm - try Carter .... wasn’t he in office when Iran took over our embassy? And wasn’t it Carter who got the Shah kicked out???

[omega4179]

I blame Carter.

[Da Coyote]

I knew him when I was a fighter pilot type in the USAF. He is a bungling ass. (Hope, he didn’t do anything bad to my career...he was just an ass.) I also ran into him doing some engineering work after my retirement. He was still an ass, and demonstrated remarkable engineering incompetancy to boot (he should work for Microsoft). The guy is a loon, pure and simple. Methinks there’s a family relationship somewhere between him and Wes Clark. He fits just fine in the Dhimmicratic party.

[jrooney]

Obama has less than 10 flag rank officers supporting him. GW had over 300. The numbers speak for themselves.

[Bahbah]

It is scary to me that a flag rank retired officer could be so misinformed and ignorant about vital issues...

You are not alone.

[nuconvert]

Wow. What a wealth of misinformation.

How does someone like this ever get to be a member of the Joint Chiefs?

[tomnbeverly]

Lets all smoke a hookah with the kookah Obama...

If Obama is Prez this country is doomed.... He actually thinks Amadmanjihad plays fair.... bwahhhhhh

[imskylark]

“He wants a strong military”

For everyone but the USA.

[SoldierDad]

Yeah, that’s right. Iran was our friend and aly until G.W. Bush became President. What a crock of sh*t.

[ml/nj]

Yeah. That's it. It has nothing to do with the mullahs and guys like that. And back in 1980, they didn't like us because of Jimmy Carter.

It's hard to believe that Obama has such stupid advisors. (Well, maybe not.)

ML/NJ

[Eagles6]

McPeak is delusional.

[rocksblues]

BTT

[rjp2005]

“Iran is the enemy of Al Qaeda”

Uhh...wake up, pal. The US is a bigger enemy to both of them, which is why collusion is sometimes allowed between them.

[muawiyah]

All these Democrats have forgotten how they taunted Ronaldus Magnus for years and years for attempting peaceful and reasonable relations with Iran's Ayatollah controlled government.

Don't think the Ayatollahs forgot ~ they know that the real enemy is the Democratic party.

[rcofdayton]

This man is delusional or a liar, probably the latter. Iran has been anti-American since the Ayatollah (ph) took power. does anyone on the left remember the Iranian radicals, including their current president, taking over our embassy?

[popdonnelly]

Where do the Democrats dig up these flunky military men?

General McPeak should know that Iran has been anti-American since 1979. Somebody hit him on the head and wake him up.

[babyfreep]

Well, if you Google iran al qaeda, you can see all sorts of connections discovered between the two. Doesn't this guy have the internet?

[rfp1234]

How does someone like this ever get to be a member of the Joint Chiefs?

Obamarchy: the Audacity of Dope.