The desire to do something about Iran is much bigger than Obama. In my view, he's just a face for the public to make people think he's one of us and that it's all ordinary. The reality is that proxy wars have been going on for 100's years. We've always been at war with Iran behind the scenes. It's just now building up to a point where it can't be in the back room anymore.
Anyway. We funded Saddam in the 1980's to keep Iran busy. They hated us. The bush administration funded undercover campaigns to cause protests/etc in Iran. We knew that Iran was funding unrest in Iraq. We've known the Iraqi insurgents are using mostly russian-made weapons. We know Russia (even China) is pumping up those regimes. We funded insurgent elements in Afghanistan when the Soviets were there. Proxy wars go on everywhere.
If you don't think that we're going to stand by Israel when they eventually attack Iran's nuclear facilities, you're in dreamland. We will stand by them and even offer assistance and form a coalition of we have to. This has all been done in the past. Convincing the international community that this attack is necessary is going on right now; sanctions, failed talks, etc.
Iran was not playing by the rules. This was all a foregone conclusion. The chances that things will get better are about as good as a american-friendly regime having control in Iran. The chances of that are about zero. Their memory is too good and they're caught up in a blood rage. Too many rogue elements within and without have themselves attached to the Iranian power system.
We aren't much better, in total. But we at least have some human rights and live in a developed world. It's true that might makes right. But somebody has to be right. That's the way it's.
If I could push a button to make em all docile, I would. But picture yourself on a playground and a couple kids are pushing to have a fist fight. It's not easy to stop them if they're determined. Just imagine that with every angry moment, thousands of people across the world die. And with every fist, tens of thousands more die. If the fight ends up in a bloody mess, then the tally is millions of people dead across the world. It's helpful to imagine it this way. Sometimes it can't be stopped.
A coward dies a thousand deaths. Is that true?
edit on 27-12-2011 by jonnywhite because: (no reason given)
lol go habs
