Most certainly Iran is not currently a friend of the U.S. But I’m sure you know that alliances in politics are very fluid and constantly changing.
In fact, turn back the clock 30 years and you’ll find: Iraq and Iran were sworn enemies of one another. The U.S.’ enemy at the time was Saddam/Iraq. Therefore, the U.S. made a friend in Iran (which was easily controlled at the time via the Shah). However, the moment that control ended and a theocracy emerged, our friendship with Iran ended.
Everything changes.
That said, I don’t understand how you figure that Iraq is currently the enemy of Iran. I think the Iraqi government is so disorganized and the country is so balkanized that it is difficult to determine who its allies are. Moreover, Iran has been giving significant aid to Iraqi rebels and has become very influential in brokering peace and stirring up discontent. In fact, I would venture to say that as between Iraq and the U.S., Iran has decided to forge an alliance of sorts with certain factions of Iraq in a bid to destroy U.S. influence in the region.
In any event, this is beside the point. The fact remains: the corporate-controlled media steered Americans toward Bush in 2000 and 2004, and now it is steering the population toward a different *selected* candidate.
If history is any judge, the media has a very poor record of endorsing good candidates. There are many, many red flags about Obama that the media has simply turned a blind eye to, as it did during 2003 when failing to vet Bush’s case for the war. Another lawsuit has been filed this week challenging Obama’s citizenship. Both suits may be without any merit whatsoever, but the questions aren’t even being asked by the media. That’s what is disturbing. I find it odd that (a) Obama is seeking to dismiss the Berg suit without actually having to produce his birth certificate, when he could *arguably* produce a valid certificate and put an end to the issue and (b) the media has not mentioned one word about the fact that a presidential candidate and presumptive winner is being sued for lacking the basic qualifications to be president.
