Today on GPS(Fareed Zakaria) Richard Haas ventured insisted that America should get serious about planning to bomb Iran with the proviso
a. The results would be horrible
b.we should continue to negotiate just in case...That is we should plan to plan in case we plan to do it.
He also made the intriguing comments that (a)the Arab nations are demanding action and (b)we should get out from behind Israel's skirts. This means that at present we let Israel make all the threats and in the best possible world if Israel bombs, we breathe a sigh of relief and offer to negotiate; the Arabs breathe a sigh of relief and then denounce Israel as imperialist lackeys. In the new situation we (the Americans) bomb leaving only the Arabs to breathe a sigh of relief and then denounce western imperialism as lackeys of Zionism.
Later Zakaria played clip from "Meet the Press" where Paulson and Greenspan(no relation) both declare the deficit to be America's most serious issue. But when they are asked if they would raise taxes on the rich -both looked stunned .They never thought of that.
He also added tne intriguing The great sage(I mean this) Paul Volcker,when asked what is the greatest danger that faces America today said, without batting an eyelash, "The inability of the American government to make any important decisions or take any important actions" A fitting summary.
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