Neocon(Daniel Pipes): Obama Can Save Presidency By Bombing Iran

[Purveyor]

"Here is an idea for Barack Obama to salvage his tottering administration by taking a step that protects the United States and its allies," begins neoconservative scholar Daniel Pipes. "He needs a dramatic gesture to change the public perception of him as a light-weight, bumbling ideologue, preferably in an arena where the stakes are high, where he can take charge, and where he can trump expectations."

Any guesses?

"Such an opportunity does exist," Pipes writes. "Obama can give orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran’s nuclear-weapon capacity."

Pipes is a longtime pro-war hawk who has been particularly vociferous in his calls for a "special scrutiny" of Arab Americans. The liberal blog ThinkProgress notes that Pipes ran a campaign against a New York City public school focused on teaching Arab culture, successfully forcing the school's principal to resign.

Pipes references 9/11's catalyzing impact on voter enthusiasm for former President George W. Bush, and says Obama could get the same boost by starting a new conflict with the Persian state.

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http://rawstory.com/2010/02/neocon-obama-save-presidency-bombing-iran/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. If Obama bombed Iran, the republicans would turn around and proclaim

he attacked an innocent country while privately popping champagne corks.

[hlthe2b]

2. Could there be any more despicable forms of life

than the neocons. May they rot in hell or whatever the equivalent for their callous malignant warmongering.

[MattBaggins]

3. Daniel "I neve met a muslim I didn't want to kill" Pipes?

When is this guy go to just shut up and fade away?

We can thank Bush for promoting that know nothing little hack to a position that left the little turd thinking he is actually important and that his opinion truly matters.

Somebody should tell him to STFU and go get a job at Walmart.

[Jennicut]

4. Yes, why don't we invade another country today? It boggles the mind that

these are human beings.

[Kdillard]

5. Too bad for them that is not going to happen.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. Pipes, go to hell

Pipes can't wait to get his hand on Iran's oil

The US should be watching other countries with long range WMD not countries that are years away.

[Lord Helmet]

7. This could easily be from the Onion.

[Cali_Democrat]

11. I was thinking the same thing. n/t

[harun]

8. Pipes is one evil SOB.

[whosinpower]

9. Iran? What about North Korea?

Iran is more of a threat to_________________ than the US.

Why not bomb North Korea? They already HAVE nuclear capability and clearly are willing and able to sell it abroad.

[Flaneur]

10. I would instead prefer that we bomb Daniel Pipes.

[rurallib]

12. Betchya Pipes will fight from his keyboard.

[tledford]

13. Drop this clown on Iran from 30,000 feet. eom