Aha – That’s Why They Were So Desperate to Get Us Into Syria

[Coyotl]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/22/1240528/-Aha-That-s-Why-They-Were-So-Desperate-to-Get-Us-Into-Syria
Sep 22, 2013
Aha – That’s Why They Were So Desperate to Get Us Into Syria
by MinervaFollow

Two weeks ago, a loose coalition of neoconservatives, military enthusiasts, asshole media lightweights, the Saudis, the Israel lobby, and others was trying to convince the United States to go launch a proxy war with Iran in Syria.

The case was so laughably weak and insulting, the ulterior motives and attempted manipulation so transparent, one had to wonder how this floated to the top of the US agenda.

Why did so many push so hard with such weak justification now?

Well, maybe it was because Western intelligence had determined that Iran was planning diplomatic overtures around their reputed nuclear weapons program and ending sanctions.

Neocons, military enthusiasts, asshole media lightweights, Israel and Saudi Arabia, et al desperately want the US to attack Iran. You know, start with bombs, see what flows from there.

Iranian diplomatic overtures, possibly worth engaging and likely to be popular with the rest of the world, are a disaster if you’re trying to suck the US into a proxy war. ........

[Benton D Struckcheon]

1. Sounds about right.

Kristol on MTP this morning was being his usual self on Obama's alleged foreign policy blunders. It's all blunders if no blood is spilled, according to these guys.
Meantime, it's quite likely Rouhani and Obama will be meeting at the UN this week. Kristol et al will probably be busting blood vessels over that.

[frazzled]

2. What utter bullshit

Unless you believe that Barack Obama and John Kerry (Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, etc.) are mere pawns of these "neoconservatives, military enthusiasts, ..." etc.

But of course, since it is so ridiculous, you will cling to such conspiracy theories, daring anyone to disprove the undisprovable.

[sibelian]

3. Not a pawn.

An active participant.