Gathering nuclear storm

The Washington Times ^ | August 29, 2006 | Arnaud de Borchgrave

[John Carey]

Just days before the United Nations Security Council deadline for Iran to cease and desist enriching uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave the West the Iranian bird. By inaugurating a "heavy-water" reactor, Iran instantly doubled its chances of acquiring nuclear weapons. Adding insult to injury, the military mullahs test-fired a new long-range missile -- the Thaqeb, or Saturn, a submarine-to-surface weapon. The new reactor runs on natural uranium mined by Iran and skips the difficult enrichment phase to produce plutonium, which gives nukes the power to obliterate entire cities. Of course, all these efforts, says Iran's president, is to treat and diagnose AIDS and cancer patients. And -- we almost forgot -- to generate more power to improve agriculture. The fact Iran has sufficient oil reserves to generate electric power for generations to come is conveniently overlooked.

[uncbob]

IMHO, CC applies only to domestic policies.

Nope it reveals a mind set

His father was the same way with a Kindler Gentler Administration

[uncbob]

What does compassionate conservatism have to do with a decision to take/not take on Iran?

It reveals a mind set

[r9etb]

What does compassionate conservatism have to do with a decision to take/not take on Iran?

It's convenient to lump all of one's complaints together, so that when the time comes, once again, to bitch and moan, a generic complaint can be pulled out at random and still provide the same visceral satisfaction.

[r9etb]

There comes a time when the President must act like the President in spite of his party, the congress, his advisors, the media, etc. That time is now. If the President doesn't take out Iran and NK this country will pay a huge price in the future. However, I don't believe that this president has the backbone to do so. The single most important issue in all of this is the survival of the United States of America. I am not sure people realize this.

If the President decided to do this without the permission of Congress -- which alone is empowered to authorize the country to go to war -- then this or any president would deserve impeachment.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Exactly. It isn't the President's place to take out Iran, it is his place to go to Congress and ask for a formal declaration of war against Iran...as he should have done against several named states as "supporters of terrorism" immediately after 9/11. Much political grief would have been avoided.

[Jacquerie]

Compassionate Conservatism policies for 6 years can do that

It reveals a mind set

CC does what and reveals what?

[RightWhale]

Yes, that should have been done. It might have been possible right after WTC911.

[uncbob]

Reveals a mind set that thinks giving popcorn and awards to Teddy Kennedy is the proper approach and he will become bipartisan

Reveals a mindset that has Daschle over for movies and thinks that he will become bipartisan

Reveals a mindset that looks into Putins eyes and sees what he likes ( Yep Russkies have been models of cooperation since then )

Reveals a mindset that visits Vincete Fox in Mexico and now our borders are safe from intrusion

Reveals a mindset that thinks getting Chirac to cosponsor a UN resolution will work

Reveals a mindset that allows Sandy Berger to get away with stealing secret documents

Reveals a mindset that doesn't demand an investigation into forged National Guard documents that were meant to influence a presidential election

Reveals a mindset that tried to foister off a non controversial Supreme court justice

Revaels a mindset that in the first debate kept repeating over and over "This is a hard job " --Real leadership talk

Etc Etc Etc

Gives the enemy both domestic and foreign the idea you can be had

[Jacquerie]

Okay pal, whatever you say.

[uncbob]

Knew you would see the light

[wjcsux]

The single most important issue in all of this is the survival of the United States of America. I am not sure people realize this.
I am afraid you are right. Your average Sheeple is more interested in the next broadcast of Survivor or American Idol.

[verity]

"Okay pal, whatever you say."

I still do not comprehend what he said.

[Jacquerie]

I still do not comprehend what he said.

I didn't either. I can only assume it made sense to him.

[Paul Ross]

Reveals a mindset that in the first debate kept repeating over and over "This is a hard job " --Real leadership talk

I couldn't help but wince over that. This sounded beyond humility, but bordered on confession of inadequacy.

[mysonsfuture]

And then the Congress would have to deal with a pi**** off Chaney. How ironic.

[EternalVigilance]

Their ideological guide Richard Perle goes so far as to accuse Mr. Bush, who knows Iran has pursued a secret nuclear weapons program for the last 19 years, of opting for "ignominious retreat."

Wow. That's gonna leave a mark...

[Darkwolf377]

Yes, judging Bush because he said "This is a hard job" and for trying to be nice to the political opposition--which EVERY president does, see Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neil--reveals a mindset, too.

[uncbob]

see Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neil--reveals a mindset, too.

Yep
Reagan got screwed by O'Neil so you would think Bush would have learned from other's mistakes
In fact EVERYBODY on this site could have told him to forget about being nice to Kennedy unless maybe you would have advised otherwise --I don't know only you can answer that

When a guy gets drunk gets in an accident that kills a young girl and shows NO remorse whatsoever ( still drinks like a fish ) that is enough proof about his character

Vincente Fox --Putin--Chirac all payed Bush for a fool

Anybody on this site ( well I don't know about you and your thoughts ) could have told him Chirac would screw him over

[Darkwolf377]

Yep Reagan got screwed by O'Neil so you would think Bush would have learned from other's mistakes In fact EVERYBODY on this site could have told him to forget about being nice to Kennedy unless maybe you would have advised otherwise --I don't know only you can answer that When a guy gets drunk gets in an accident that kills a young girl and shows NO remorse whatsoever ( still drinks like a fish ) that is enough proof about his character Vincente Fox --Putin--Chirac all payed Bush for a fool Anybody on this site ( well I don't know about you and your thoughts ) could have told him Chirac would screw him over

It's always interesting to me to see how much better those of us here on an online chat site could run the world that that dope who won two elections.

Now, where exactly did you get this idea that a President elected with a tiny majority of the Senate gets to decide who he gets to work with? Reagan was just one example--please name for us all those Presidents who had bare majorities (at one point, a minority) who just said "Screw you guys!" and didn't try to work with the opposition.

Also, instead of working with Fox and Chirac and Putin--who exactly is Bush supposed to work with in international politics? Just Blair and Howard, and forget the rest of the planet?

In your fantasy world, Bush should behave like an action hero, kicking the Dems in the crotch and calling them "varmints" and such, and they just follow along, docile and aquiescent. And the leaders of major countries can be tossed down elevator shafts, I guess, until a conservative Republican replacement rises to power.

It's fun to bash Democrats and foreign leaders we don't like, but I'm dying to hear how YOU would have dealt with Kennedy, Daschle, Fox, Chirac, Putin, etc.

Let me guess--you'd tell them to do it your way or else, and they'd all just follow your lead?

It's so much fun watching armchair generals in action--they have all the answers, never wondering about reality, or the other guy's agenda. Can't wait to hear how you'd have dealt with all these situations.