30 March, 2006

Iran is the U.S.'s ballgame.

Olmert wins the Israeli election and the hawkish Netenyahu's Likud finishes fifth. Under Olmert, I think Israel will defer to the U.S. with regards to Iran. Event's might well change that position but for now I don't think we have worry about an Israeli pre-emptive move forcing us into conflict.
This leaves Iran to be the U.S.'s ballgame. The hypothetical date for war has been pushed back. I don't think a decision has been made yet. The Bush administration definitely wants to get others on board with more than a show of hands in support.

In other news, reports are surfacing that Pakistan may be helping Saudi Arabia acquire nuclear weapons. Do you feel safer?

For what it is worth... we should have taken a much harder stand on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan after 9/11 than we did. I still feel we are too accomodating to these regimes and know full well the complications should they fall.

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