Comments on: IRAN OPENS SECOND FRONT AGAINST ISRAEL

By: Political Blog Weekly: 16 January 2009 | U.S. Common Sense

Political Blog Weekly: 16 January 2009 | U.S. Common Sense — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:02:21 +0000

[...] “Iran Opens Second Front Against Israel” Originally published: 8 January 2009 Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense Summary: Examining if Hezballah’s rocket attack on Israel was actually an attack by Iran. [...]

By: bs jones

bs jones — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:59:49 +0000

michael reynolds,

I KNOW I AM, BUT…

I mean…

WAIT!
I KNOW YOU ARE, BUT…

Oh, just forget it.

By: the Fly-Man

the Fly-Man — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:22:45 +0000

The quality of the comments rises? You have got to be kidding. Oh yeah, it’s definitely a renaissance over there for pedestrian conservative thoughts……

By: michael reynolds

michael reynolds — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:12:50 +0000

To the aptly-named “BS”

Not now. Not with Obama as commander in chief.

Get something straight: Mr. Bush and the GOP have zero credibility in this or any other area of policy. Zero. You may regain some at some point. But right now a Republican sneer at Obama is like Zippy the Pinhead dissing Einstein.

Not with Obama as Commander in Chief? Nah, it’d be so much better with the current Commander who was, um, commanding us up to and including the moment this latest mess blew up.

Idiot.

By: Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:01:22 +0000

you do realize that Israel said the headline was not accurate.
you do realize it is not that hard to fire a rocket, and pushing the false facts you are makes it seem you want a larger conflict in the middle east… so I ask you, Why?

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:08:22 +0000

Rick, you really ought to debate this with my fellow associate blogger at OTB, Alex Knapp. Alex won’t even accept that Hamas are Iranian proxies even though they obviously fit the dictionary definition of the word.

By: bs jones

bs jones — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:02:22 +0000

In another comment I said that America should always put America’s national interests in the middle east before the interests of Israel. If American interests diverge from Israel’s we must have an America first policy.

When I wrote that, I didn’t see how the interests of the two countries could diverge very much. Now I do.

The war is widening. It is in Israel’s interest to respond. The wise move for them tactically and morally is to respond aggressively. Israel must show that terrorist violence will not change its resolve. Israel should attack Lebanon and increase its retaliation in Gaza. If they don’t, they will look weak and irresolute, which would only encourage the terrorists. Unfortunately, this could possibly lead to a wider war with Syria, Lebanon, and Iran.

America’s primary strategic interest in the middle east is to ensure a safe and reliable flow of oil to the United States and the rest of the global economy. It is especially important now because of a global economic slow down. A wider war in the middle east would significantly reduce the supply of oil. It would create havoc in world oil markets. We could see $200 barrels of oil again. This would be very bad for the U.S.A.
in a time when she is already struggling. (Do you think Obama could handle the type of crisis I am describing?)

Right now it is in America’s strategic interest to avoid a wider war with Lebanon, Syria and Iran. We don’t need the oil shock and we don’t need to open up three more fronts in the war against Islamo-facism. Not now. Not with Obama as commander in chief.

Sadly, this is a lose/lose situation for the U.S.A.
If the war widens it will prove a disaster for our interests. If we diplomatically prevent a wider war, we will look like terrorist loving appeasers.

Both outcomes weaken our interests in the region.

Not very well played.

By: Norm

Norm — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:10:34 +0000

I wonder if today’s large demonstration in Damsascus spewing hatred at Israel and the fact
that Iranian officials are in the same city meeting with the Syrians is a bad omen ? I feel that Iran would love to have both Hezbollah and Syria engage Israel militarily, but Iran does not want to be seen as the bad guy. Also, if the war is expanded and Obama supports and resupplies Israel then it gives Admadineajad a chance to prove to the Muslim world that Obama is just another Bush.