Comments on: Watching the oil gauge http://politicsandpress.com/2007/watching-the-oil-gague/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:02:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Jeff http://politicsandpress.com/2007/watching-the-oil-gague/#comment-138 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:34:16 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/watching-the-oil-gague/#comment-138 That is a provocative posting, Kiwi. It highlights the unanticipated consequences of a fight started by a playground bully in a world he does not understand. He has greatly benefitted Iran by fighting in Iraq, has been warned by the Saudis that they will support the Sunnis if he continues to support the Shiites so he decides to threaten the Shiites' good Iranian friends so the Saudis will not pull the rug out from under our economy. Or something like that. What worries me is that this is an administration that has proven itself incapable of managing anything remotely resembling a foreign policy so its best laid plans (assuming it has some) could lead only to God/Allah know where. Secretary Rice has proven to be as incompetent a Secretary of State as she was a National Security Council Head. Secretary of Defense Gates has made one of the worst career choices imaginable by joining this group of clowns and the Ringmaster can only blow his whistle and snap his whip and hope for something good to happen. Somewhere. Sometime. Somehow. That is a provocative posting, Kiwi. It highlights the unanticipated consequences of a fight started by a playground bully in a world he does not understand. He has greatly benefitted Iran by fighting in Iraq, has been warned by the Saudis that they will support the Sunnis if he continues to support the Shiites so he decides to threaten the Shiites’ good Iranian friends so the Saudis will not pull the rug out from under our economy. Or something like that.

What worries me is that this is an administration that has proven itself incapable of managing anything remotely resembling a foreign policy so its best laid plans (assuming it has some) could lead only to God/Allah know where. Secretary Rice has proven to be as incompetent a Secretary of State as she was a National Security Council Head. Secretary of Defense Gates has made one of the worst career choices imaginable by joining this group of clowns and the Ringmaster can only blow his whistle and snap his whip and hope for something good to happen. Somewhere. Sometime. Somehow.

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