[jhpigott]

I have always enjoyed Friedman's work at Stratfor. This is an excellent piece that postulates that this mid-term election cycle is basically going to kill Obama's domestic agenda and that his best chance of getting re-elected would be for him to turn into a "foreign-policy president" and the natural choice would be to go after Iran.

[jhpigott]

ping

[Deagle]

The cynical in me says yes he just might (for the election). The realistic in me says no way...

[ErnBatavia]

This is idiotic; he loves Islam more than America - very plain and simple.

[Badeye]

Would Owe-bama attack Iran? (roaring with laughter)

He’s more likely to attack ARIZONA.

Again.

[svcw]

The headline does not make sense, barry loves islamic fascists.

[airborne]

Not only would he not, 0bama has pretty much told Iran that he would not give Israel warning if we knew ahead of time that Iran was launching a “first strike” attack on Israel!

http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=49735

[rhombus]

Attack Iran? Obama’s “enemy” is the GOP.

[Secret Agent Man]

I think he’d attack Arizona before he attacks Iran.

[Le Chien Rouge]

Obama won’t attack Iran.

Iran is not his enemy.

He’ll crash the US economy by executive fiats(cap-n-trade) and dare the spineless GOP to impeach him. Obama wants chaos in the US because that’s what community organizers are trained.

[colorado tanker]

I can’t imagine that surrender monkey could morph into a strong foreign policy president. It’s not in his genes.

[Cicero]

He might attack Israel.

[mojito]

This is an interesting scenario, but I don't think it holds for Obama. I can't imagine him, under any circumstances (other than a direct attack on the US - when he would be compelled to respond) launching a military action against Iran. He's too much of a leftist, he's too much a creature of his base, he despises both Israel and the armed forces of the US, and frankly, he wouldn't want to be responsible. His idea of the presidency is non-stop campaigning, tv appearances and lots of vacations. Attacking another country would require him to actually serve in his office, and that he won't do.

[Mad_as_heck]

The only way Obama would take any aggressive military action is for cynical "wag the dog" reasons. He's chomping at the bit to bolt from Afghanistan and throw Israel to the wolves. He believes America is the problem in the world and will only use our power against our interests.

In his heart Obama wants to bomb Tel Aviv, not Terran. The White House is now as much a member of the "Axis of Evil" as Hugo Chavez or the Mullahs.

[FourPeas]

I daren’t reply.

[DGHoodini]

Doesn’t have the stones.

[Pecos]

Right now, I’m still in the camp of Dinesh D’Souza, who argues that Obama can be explained in terms of anti-colonialism, which was the true “dream of his father” (and grandfather). This logic states that Obama is driven by his pure focused thought that American domestic and foreign policy has been simply “white people exploiting people of color” Personally, I have seen no substantive instances that would argue otherwise, but always willing to listen to cogent arguments to the contrary. If this path remains true, then he will never attack Iran because he would rather Iran destroy Israel (the closest thing we have to a friend in that area of the globe [setting aside the attack on USS Libery, which Obama would see as serving us right]).

[McGruff]

... Iran is the one issue on which the president could galvanize public opinion.

I doubt this. Is Osama’s base gonna stand for him starting another war before finishing this one? I don't think so Tim.

[himno hero]

I could see the grande jihadist who has been attacking America since day one using a war such as this to rally and mount Americas enemies against America.

To me? Entirely possible.

[crosshairs]

A cornered ‘Rat is capable of doing anything.

[Little Ray]

Don’t wanna attack Iran.
ESPECIALLY not under Obama.
We don’t seem to be able wage real war anymore. Our troops are amazing, but there are so d@mn many moronic rules that seem to be directed at preventing a real victory.
Until we ditch this PC crap and maybe even the entire “Geneva Conventions” (our enemies don’t abide by ‘em anyway, why should we?) we aren’t going to win or even make a lot of headway.