Faux News: To Win in Baghdad, Strike at Tehran

[sabra]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242303,00.html

To Win in Baghdad, Strike at Tehran
By Robert Tracinski

This week, President Bush is expected to give a major speech announcing a new strategy in Iraq. This is an excellent opportunity for the administration to announce a big strategic change that could dramatically improve America's prospects in Iraq. Unfortunately, however, no one has been discussing the one option that would actually have this effect.

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But there is another, far more effective option: go wide.

Going wide means recognizing that Iraq is just one front in a regional war against an Islamist Axis centered in Iran -- and we cannot win that war without confronting the enemy directly, outside of Iraq.

Going wide means recognizing that the conflict in Iraq is fueled and magnified by the intervention of Iran and Syria. One of the reasons the Iraq Study Group report flopped was that its key recommendation -- its one unique idea -- was for America to negotiate with Iran and Syria in order to convince these countries to aid in the "stabilization" of Iraq. This proposal wasn't so much argued to death as it was laughed to death, because it is clear that Iran and Syria have done everything they can to de-stabilize Iraq, supporting both sides of the sectarian conflict there.

It is obvious that both regimes have a profound interest in an American failure and retreat in Iraq. After all, if America can successfully use force to replace a hostile dictatorship with a free society, then the Iranian and Syrian regimes are doomed. So as a matter of elementary self-preservation, they have done everything they can to plunge Iraq into chaos, supporting guerrillas and militias on all sides of the sectarian conflict.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. OMG ... How irrational can these people get? nt

[tabasco]

2. Put all the Fox News personalities in the front lines!

Let's see how fast they attack!

[walldude]

3. So according to Faux we are at war with Islam?

That's what this says. It says nothing about terrorists or extremists, Fox says they are at war with an "Islamist Axis". Funny how Fox spends so much time talking about how liberals with their anti-war talk are treasonous traitors who are putting our troops n harms way with their protests against the war, and now Fox just declared war with a billion Islamics. Good plan assholes, I'm sure your "crusade" won't have any ill effects on our troops.

On edit: You know I realize most of these people are basically stupid as all hell. Maybe they need a course in remedial math, pssst... pssst, there are over a billion people in the Islamic religion.. The US has just over 300 million citizens and according to the latest polls less than half of them support your insane ideas. Get it?

[sandnsea]

9. Yes that's what they believe

That's why this bit of propaganda makes my stomach sink. This is going to make perfect sense to them.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

11. no, he don't get it

cuz he's a stoopid little putz.

and 100 million think he's the bestest thing since ronny raygun.

somebody better stop momma's lil war criminal . . . soon.

[symbolman]

13. Yeah, they are a real brain trust

I've been saying for a long time that there are a BILLION Islamist folks all over the whole world.

Now if we utilise math we find that if EACH Muslim were to kill 4 to 6 people NEAR HIM, then this place would become ISLAM PLANET, with not a single soul to argue with outside of themselves.

Sports is the stepchild of war, and they prove it with crap like this.

GO WIDE? I got one for them, Hey FOX, GO LONG.. yeah, further, further, that's the ticket.. Oops? Now you find yourself in Bagdad? Good, right where I wanted you, now, HERE'S DA BOMB.

Catch it. :)

[pa28]

15. Yeah, that's what I took from this.

They want to go to war against a religion. How do you define victory in that war?

We have the means to stop these loons before they make another disastrous mistake. We can't be shy about asserting our power.

[The Stranger]

18. Well, at least they are honest about it. They don't give a shit about White terrorists,

only the Muslim, South Asian and Arab "terrorists." The "War on Terror" is euphemism for "War Against Muslims, South Asians and Arabs," and privately they all admit it.

[Trajan]

4. When the American electorate says 'We want this crazy war to STOP' ....

The Neocon GOP decides it should be widened into a WORLD WAR .....

Wasnt Newtie dreaming of global conflagration just a few months ago ? .... Demanding a World War ASAP ? ....

These fuckers are NUTS ! .... And FAUX is right there, pumping the Neocon propaganda ....

Insanity reigns ....

[shaniqua6392]

5. Reinstate The Draft!!!!!

Send all employees of Fox "News" into combat. I can't stand these people. Let them go knock on doors in Baghdad to search for "insurgents".

[Robbien]

6. Afghanistan in shambles, Pakistan in shambles,

Iraq in shambles, Lebanon in shambles. Four down and two to go. The mid-east will be so busy in civil wars and rebuilding they won't be bothering their neighbor to the west as it occupies more and more land.

[sandnsea]

7. Oh.My.God.

Now this is really scary. The wingnuts will buy into this completely. If this idea gets any air at all, we are so so fucked. Really and truly scared. Shit.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

10. the delusional will love this, eh?

i can almost hear chimpy parroting that line.

"we're goin' long!" (adjusting his codpiece.)

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Brilliant! Hitler "went wide" and attacked the USSR.

And, "stayed the course" at Stalingrad.

[FogerRox]

12. friggin nuts. KNR

[Bobbie Jo]

14. Here's an option for ya Faux:

GO AWAY!

I'm amazed this propaganda network is still on the air. :eyes:

[LynneSin]

16. That's about as logical as "To get bin Laden, invade Iraq"

:crazy:

[DianeG5385]

17. Someone needs to tell these fools we're not playing football!!

This is not a game. Actual people are dying. Countries and civilizations are being destroyed.