Liberty Maven

Just a quick thought following up on the article from the other day.

If Obama starts jawing strongly against the Iranian government what happens next? Does his God-complex become reality and the Iranian government crumble underneath every syllable? I doubt it.

There’s every reason to believe that forcefully condemning Iran today will lead to more direct intervention tomorrow. Obama, thus far, has played it properly. If he starts drawing lines in the sand we are in trouble. Or perhaps that is what his opponents would like?

Imagine this… Obama succumbs to political pressure and speaks strongly against Iran to the point of threats. When Iran fails to cease their savagery he has two choices:

1. Draw another line in the sand further back which would only give his opponents more ammo to hit him with the weak President charge.
2. Follow through on the condemnation and intervene more strongly, possibly with troops or other aid, embroiling us in yet another “entangling alliance” that could be expensive, both in blood and money.

This is one of those situations that illustrates why Presidents enter office with their natural-colored hair and leave office with a full head of gray.