The “remarkable” Barack Hussein Obama appears to be lumbering unsteadily from blunder to debacle. In particular, he seems to have no plan for dealing with either of the cosmic issues facing the
From what I’ve seen of the Bamster and his doughty cronies, I suspect that really is the case.
But there does exist a far more terrifying and sinister possibility, a possibility that might actually be probable.
We do know that the
We have heard intimations recently that
If
And here’s what will happen then, I suggest: Obama and the West will formally declare war on
I know, I know, it sounds crazy. Would anyone be so calculating as to use a war in order to repair a depression? Would they? You have got to be kidding! It's not as if no one has done it before. It's completely consistent with the way in which the Dr. Strangelove types advising this president think. This is exactly up Rahm Emanuel's alley: Iran's nuclear posturing is too good a crisis to waste.
And the beauty of it from incompetent Obama's point of view is that the idiot Mullahs continue to provide him and Europe with provocations and political cover.
The talking heads keep pointing out that the Mullahs have severe internal problems. Arguably, therefore, they increasingly need an external enemy or even a (containable) war (say with Israel).
What is forgotten is that the West could equally make good use of a war, particularly a winnable war and a war that was externally provoked (remember Pearl Harbor? Tojo's Big Mistake?).
A successful war has been a very effective way of inducing prosperity for the winners in the past and of finding a place in history for the president who fights it. At the present moment, the Bamster is set to replace Jimmy Carter as history's worst U.S. president. A war with Iran could save his arse and give him a second term. Can the Bammy resist this?
Can a West versus Iran war solve both of our problems in a single nuclear catastrophe?
The next war will be a doozy, I hope we’re around afterwards to enjoy the prosperity without glowing green in the night.
J.P. it is good to catch up on the blog. While I have been in general agreement with past posts I don't see history unfolding in the manner that you outline in this post. While some countries in the EU (mostly the sea coast ones) are in big trouble, there are still countries that are not yet sinking. Moreover, whilst the EU ties the lots of european countries together, I believe it is still possible for certain countries like Germany and Britain to untangle themselves from the failure of others. It seams to me like the example of a country like Greece will provide enough of a scare to others so that newly elected or reelected conservative governments can make necessary changes to avoid a similar fate.
ReplyDeleteI am also not certain that the failure of Europe would be the unraveling of the rest of the world. With the rise of South American and Asian economies that experienced stable growth through the latest economic downturn the balance of world economic power should stabilize even in the face of european difficulties. What do we in North America rely on European countries for? They do not control major resources (except Russia - not part of the EU) and they are not North Americas most serious trading partner. I think that the U.S., after four years of bad ideas that fail, will be poised for someone (like Mittens Romney) that can reevaluate the economic outlay of the world and navigate a successful path within it. Sometimes, looking straight down the barrel of horrible policy and future failure enables the great beast of sensible government to awaken from the comma it was coaxed into in years of prosperity.
Jeff
Hello Jeff, thanks for your thoughts. Let me say first that the post is not intended as a prediction, rather as a frightening possibility. My point was that we are very close to a configuration of events that would make a nuclear strike on Iran very attractive politically to Western leaders.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I don't share your optimism on matters of economy. I have only two reasons for my pessimism: 1) the general incompetence I expect from government, and 2) the unimaginably huge level of debt, not only in the U.S., but apparently coming in Europe as well.
Only time will tell.