In his newsletter, last week, former marine Illario Pantano, who is making his second run at the 7th Congressional District seat, has some not-so-kind remarks for the White Hourse and what he describes as their "garbled and ineffectual foreign policy" with regards to the ongoing Middle East boondoggle.
Most of us are aware of the mess in Libya. A mess that should have been corrected many years ago. We tried, but we didn't go far enough. Pretty much the same way we tried with the first Gulf War. We stopped just short of taking care of business.
The focus, these days, in on Libya. A lot of sword rattling from everywhere, including the White House. Lots of noise, not a lot of action. Come on, guys. Khadaffi is a pimple. Pinch him, and he'll go away. No reason to use a lot of bombs. One round, at 1500 meters, will do the job nicely.
It won't solve the problem. But, it will, hopefully, get us back on track. We must concentrate our attention in areas that pose a LOT of potential...strike that...a lot of guaranteed threats to the United States.
From Pantano:
I feel for the Libyan freedom fighters and for the Egyptians, Omanis, Yemenis and Tunisians. I fought a war to liberate Kuwaitis and then another to liberate Iraqis. And while I believe in compassion, this is not the time for bleeding hearts but rather steely resolve and focus.
American national interest demands that the distractions be put aside and the real threat be brought front and center which is why I call on the President and the congress to use every instrument of our national power to topple the Iranian regime, today. This is our last best chance to stop Iran with only limited military intervention. Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain are afterthoughts compared to the menace of the Iranian regime on the verge of going nuclear.
Sure seems that the White House folks...the ones with absolutely not one bit of experience in any area save "fund raising" and "community affairs"...see the Libyan skirmish as a chance to take a stand that will give them what they hope will be international credibility.
It would be a welcome change to see them take some action where it's needed. It might not be popular, but we really, really need to devote some attention to Iran. Pre-emptive attention, if you will.
Pantano continues:
The facts of the case are simple. Iran is dangerously close to becoming a nuclear power and as such will threaten the Middle East, Europe and beyond. The Stuxnet virus, which has temporarily slowed Iran's centrifuge progress and delayed uranium enrichment is a blessing, but it only offers a brief pause.
Furthermore, what little is left of Iranian credibility is damaged by the recent revelation that a 62-year old American citizen has been held in secret captivity for the past three years. What leader could possibly trust a government that publicly and privately conspires to kill our citizens as Iran has done in both Iraq and Afghanistan?Sanctions did not work with Korea and will not work with Iran, especially not with $100-a-barrel crude. Holding the presidency of OPEC, Iran has once again put a gun to western temples as evidenced by Iranian OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi telling Reuters: "There is no need for OPEC to boost oil production because consumer worries over supply are mostly "psychological." With the threat of $120-crude the mullahs hold the global economic recovery hostage.Think abot this when you're pumping gas. Not just about your pocketbook while you're at the filling station (that's what we used to call them), but at the supermarket and restaurants. Those folks have their supplies trucked in. Trucks use fuel. Someone's gotta pay for the increased costs. Everyone's got to maintain a profit margin, or they go out of business.
Yeah. Think about it. Encourage your duly-elected represenatives to start representing us. Otherwise, as it was more than 200-years ago, we have taxation without representation. Most of us know what happened next. England does.
Most of us are aware of the mess in Libya. A mess that should have been corrected many years ago. We tried, but we didn't go far enough. Pretty much the same way we tried with the first Gulf War. We stopped just short of taking care of business.
The focus, these days, in on Libya. A lot of sword rattling from everywhere, including the White House. Lots of noise, not a lot of action. Come on, guys. Khadaffi is a pimple. Pinch him, and he'll go away. No reason to use a lot of bombs. One round, at 1500 meters, will do the job nicely.
It won't solve the problem. But, it will, hopefully, get us back on track. We must concentrate our attention in areas that pose a LOT of potential...strike that...a lot of guaranteed threats to the United States.
From Pantano:
I feel for the Libyan freedom fighters and for the Egyptians, Omanis, Yemenis and Tunisians. I fought a war to liberate Kuwaitis and then another to liberate Iraqis. And while I believe in compassion, this is not the time for bleeding hearts but rather steely resolve and focus.
American national interest demands that the distractions be put aside and the real threat be brought front and center which is why I call on the President and the congress to use every instrument of our national power to topple the Iranian regime, today. This is our last best chance to stop Iran with only limited military intervention. Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain are afterthoughts compared to the menace of the Iranian regime on the verge of going nuclear.
Sure seems that the White House folks...the ones with absolutely not one bit of experience in any area save "fund raising" and "community affairs"...see the Libyan skirmish as a chance to take a stand that will give them what they hope will be international credibility.
It would be a welcome change to see them take some action where it's needed. It might not be popular, but we really, really need to devote some attention to Iran. Pre-emptive attention, if you will.
Pantano continues:
The facts of the case are simple. Iran is dangerously close to becoming a nuclear power and as such will threaten the Middle East, Europe and beyond. The Stuxnet virus, which has temporarily slowed Iran's centrifuge progress and delayed uranium enrichment is a blessing, but it only offers a brief pause.
Furthermore, what little is left of Iranian credibility is damaged by the recent revelation that a 62-year old American citizen has been held in secret captivity for the past three years. What leader could possibly trust a government that publicly and privately conspires to kill our citizens as Iran has done in both Iraq and Afghanistan?Sanctions did not work with Korea and will not work with Iran, especially not with $100-a-barrel crude. Holding the presidency of OPEC, Iran has once again put a gun to western temples as evidenced by Iranian OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi telling Reuters: "There is no need for OPEC to boost oil production because consumer worries over supply are mostly "psychological." With the threat of $120-crude the mullahs hold the global economic recovery hostage.Think abot this when you're pumping gas. Not just about your pocketbook while you're at the filling station (that's what we used to call them), but at the supermarket and restaurants. Those folks have their supplies trucked in. Trucks use fuel. Someone's gotta pay for the increased costs. Everyone's got to maintain a profit margin, or they go out of business.
Yeah. Think about it. Encourage your duly-elected represenatives to start representing us. Otherwise, as it was more than 200-years ago, we have taxation without representation. Most of us know what happened next. England does.
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