re: #928 Enkidu90046

One thing that occurs to my Machiavellian mind, given the turmoil going on in Iran right now, is that this would be the perfect time for a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. If only we didn’t have a gutless President. Heck, the United States doesn’t even have to do it. We can just take the shackles off of Israel and let them do what needs to be done (and provide the necessary intelligence and logistical support).

Yes, a strike right now might stop the uprising in its tracks (an external enemy has a way of bringing everyone together). But regardless of who ultimately prevails in this power struggle, it isn’t like Iran’s nuclear ambitions will change in any way and I doubt its support of Hezbollah will change in any way (or any of the other terror organizations and terror states Iran supports).

Too bad it is all just a dream… our President cannot even muster a speech blasting Iran’s leadership and supporting the protesters. Authorizing a military strike (even through an ally) is well beyond the capabilities of his incredibly weak backbone.

That is by far the worse idea I’ve seen. We don’t like the fact the Iranians have nuke ambitions, but it’s a point of national pride to them. A US strike would unite the entire country behind the government and against the “great Satan”
That’s why the POTUS gets intelligence advice from the CIA, and not from a blog.