How Bush Can Deliver the Presidency to McCain
A little something that has Obama's camp a smidge nervous and McCain's a tad smug.
No matter how good a campaign Obama runs, no matter what the 'hey, check out my teeth' Biden brings to the table, no matter how many babies are kissed, Bush has the power to take it all away in an instant.
And what is that Ace-in-the-Hole you ask? You already know what it is; an attack on Iran.
It is doubtful that America would switch political horses in the midst of an active military campaign, especially one with such potential destructive capability as a run-in with Iran has. Military uncertainty has a way of uniting us behind a leader and as such the election could become not so much of a race as a relay as one Republican hands off to another.
Iran is a confrontation for which we are amply ready. We have enough steel, in the form of aircraft carriers and their accoutrements, off the Iranian shore to raise the anticipatory blood-pressure of local Middle East governments significantly. These dogs of war are straining on their leashes having missed out, for the most part, on the action in Iraq. Bush knows it, McCain knows it and so does Obama.
To counter, and perhaps in full realization of this, Obama has taken a more assertive professional stance since Biden has come on board. Obama has done this particularly with regard to making more effective the UN sanctions against Iran, to take the pressure off Israel.
Barack has to hone to perfection his Presidential 'acting-as-if' approach from now until Election Day if he is to have any hope at all at countering that dastardly spoiler to his chances of election.
More importantly, he should expect the Iranian incursion as a given so that it's no surprise for him or for us. He has a tough road ahead of him in convincing the voting public that he should be our leader if, perhaps when, Bush decides to play the Iranian card however late in the day.
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How about Syria, my friend? Although attacking Iran is definitely an idea, Syria is better. Syria has nothing to fight back with. A lot smaller. Less territory to cover and hold. But I've been thinking the same as you, Evin. I discussed it with my wife the other day. These military strikes into Syria and Pakistan are looked at as balancing the news that the Bush administration is talking about placing an envoy in Tehran. And those neocons are crazy enough to do this, you betcha. Already done it once (as long as you don't count Afghanistan and the First Gulf War).