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2006-02-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
U.S. may have to go it alone in Iran (without UK)
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Posted by lotp 2006-02-06 09:18|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Socialism has exhausted Europe, and only a drastic shift to the right will result in Europe regaining the cajones it needs for the future.

It is a two-pronged approach: drastically slash taxes, social programs and government controls; then massively re-create large and effective militaries.

Slashing taxes would initially plunge them into deep deficits, but would be met with slashing social programs. By eliminating much government control over business, entrepreneurs could soon revitalize their economies--based on a production boom in support of the military build-up.

The contrast would be so great that socialism would be utterly destroyed for at least 30 years. 30 very critical years.
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-02-06 09:29||   2006-02-06 09:29|| Front Page Top

#2 what attitude UK takes toward specific US actions in Iran will depend on the nature of those action, the Iranian actions that precede them, and the degree to which the US is serious about multilateral diplomacy. These last two so far are going well as far as keeping the west united on this issue.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-02-06 09:35||   2006-02-06 09:35|| Front Page Top

#3 
Replace UK with Democrats and it still reads fine.
Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-02-06 09:39||   2006-02-06 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 ..but would be met with slashing social programs.

Not likely to happen.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2006-02-06 09:49||   2006-02-06 09:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Worry not UK. The US won't go it alone or with the UK into Iran. The Iranians have had 15 years to build and hide enrichment facilities under the cities, deserts and mountains. No government is willing to go in and tear up the country in hopes of finding destroying the nuclear and missile facilities. So Europe (including the UK) better get used to the idea of living under islamic nukes.
Posted by ed 2006-02-06 09:52||   2006-02-06 09:52|| Front Page Top

#6 You'll have a Tory gummint by then, so no problem. I still expect Israel to do the job for all of us, mind.
Posted by Howard UK 2006-02-06 09:52||   2006-02-06 09:52|| Front Page Top

#7 May not happen. And it's not exactly fair to expect that tiny country to "do the job for us all" and suffer the consequences alone.
Posted by lotp 2006-02-06 09:54||   2006-02-06 09:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Also note where the Saban Center for Middle East Policy gets it's funding
Posted by Glinenter Whavitch9002 2006-02-06 09:55||   2006-02-06 09:55|| Front Page Top

#9 The Israeli's don't have the capability and don't need the attacks from all sides that will follow any strike. They will hunker down and build up their warheads and delivery systems. The Sampson option it will be. In addition, the Iranian nuclear capability will trigger a Middle East, followed by a worldwide nuclear breakout.

Also note where the Saban Center for Middle East Policy gets it's funding
From the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers?
Posted by ed 2006-02-06 10:03||   2006-02-06 10:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Hmmm, maybe here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Saban
Posted by Crack Glique9927 2006-02-06 10:03||   2006-02-06 10:03|| Front Page Top

#11 What Ed said.
Posted by Perfessor 2006-02-06 11:08||   2006-02-06 11:08|| Front Page Top

#12 The WSJ editorial page is today calling for NATO membership for Israel. Wonder what they'd think of that in Istanbul.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-02-06 11:17||   2006-02-06 11:17|| Front Page Top

#13 Turkey and Israel have joint military maneuvers and agreements IIRC
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-02-06 12:19||   2006-02-06 12:19|| Front Page Top

#14 That's a lot different from an article V commitment, expecially given how the Turkish electorate is becoming more fundamentalist all the time. Agreed there have been state to state contacts in the past, but this would be different.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-02-06 12:31||   2006-02-06 12:31|| Front Page Top

#15 The European Union should shoulder more global leadership responsibility ...

They have, they just happen to be working for the other side. Europe's ability to countenance Ahmadinejad's genocidal proclamations is ample proof that anti-Semitism is not at all dead.
Posted by Zenster 2006-02-06 12:35||   2006-02-06 12:35|| Front Page Top

#16 Yeah. What 'moose said!
Posted by BigEd 2006-02-06 16:33||   2006-02-06 16:33|| Front Page Top

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