partypup, I agree that Obama “is not going to lead us into the New Age of Enlightenment.” I don’t expect him to. Obama won’t solve all of our problem. Nobody can. But Obama will lead us in a new direction.
As far as Iran is concerned, I haven’t been paying much attention to Obaman’s statements on the subject. Most likely, his aim is to avoid being painted as soft on terrorism. Sad to say but the American public likes a don’t-mess-with-us-or-we’ll-blow-your-head-off type approach to world problems.
I don’t believe that America will invade Iran. As great as our military is, we don’t have the wherewithal to occupy another country. We may bomb Iran but we’ll pay dearly for that in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Overall, our policy in the Middle-East is failing and it’s becoming a no-win situation. Bush can’t withdraw because that will only show how disastrous his policy was; and we can’t stay and put more American lives at risk — as you said, we are caught between the Scylla and Charybdis.
Considering the civil war in Iraq, the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan, and Musharraf’s weakening position in Pakistan, we can ill afford to add instability to the mix.
Obama will not bring upon a revolution in American politics. He’ll take the existing system and improve it. At the very least, he’s better than any of the Republican or Democratic alternatives. That’s good enough for me. Actually, I think that’s the only way, Obama will get elected. Voters are only willing to take a chance on someone who they trust will not change things too much.
