Iran hawks step up pressure on Obama — some see echoes of Iraq

[defendandprotect]

Iran hawks step up pressure on Obama — some see echoes of Iraq

by Zachary Roth

Emboldened by President Obama's political struggles, foreign-policy hard-liners are stepping up efforts to press the administration to take a tougher stance -- and perhaps even launch an attack -- on Iran.

Some observers see parallels with the successful multiyear campaign for a U.S. invasion of Iraq. "The theoreticians who called for war in Iraq as a way to stop Saddam acquiring weapons of mass destruction are at it again, with the same playbook," Joel Rubin of the liberal National Security Network told The Upshot.

Of course, advocates of an aggressive foreign policy have long talked up the notion of an attack on Iran as a means of preventing the Islamic republic from acquiring a nuclear weapon -- remember Sen. John McCain's "Bomb Iran" performance from the 2008 presidential campaign? But with a weakened president, the effort to promote a military strike is "definitely going into a higher gear" of late, Matthew Duss of the liberal Center for American Progress told The Upshot.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/iran-hawks-step-up-pressure-on-obama-some-see-echoes-of-iraq

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Thankfully

nothing is going to happen without the President's say-so and I can't even begin to imagine that he's interested in launching an unprovoked attack on Iran- even if they do successfully develop nuclear weapons.
:shrug:

[FiveGoodMen]

2. I wonder how many wars these people envision us fighting at once

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Maybe they're trying to find one they might win.

[defendandprotect]

4. Also looks like we're staying in Afghanistan longer than 2011 ....????

Nothing like some warprofiteering, warmongering and weapons to keeping

perpetual wars going to make the elite happy!