U.S. SET TO BECOME VICTIM OF EVENTS IN MID-EAST, SHORTLY
Andrew has been doing work keep the ganja from the mideast flowing on his blog.
For instance, Yep: He means it
What I haven't seen seriously discussed is what an Israel attack will do within the region.
Iran might retaliate through Iraq, at least in the short term. That could pin U.S. forces down there for ... a generation and threaten the regional collapse that everyone thought had been avoided so far. (Hey, I made the case for a "precipitous" withdrawal, but that's not the Washington consensus ...).
The quite obvious bottomline is that the current Israeli government cannot stomach an Iranian bomb. This makes them easy for the Iranians to manipulate.
Soon, we may well see a Krauthammer piece outlining how much of a non-event it will be to bomb Iran, downplaying the aftermath. Followed by FOX et. al. beating the war-drums in similar fashion.
Meanwhile, the Palestinians ... have no downside to non-cooperation, so their situation goes on. Their talks in Cairo to "unite" have broken down, for now.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Netanyahu's Pre-emptive War
