Bush to Blame for Iran’s Hatred of America?
March 6, 2008
I read this today about how Barack Obama’s senior advisor is blaming President Bush for Iran’s rabid hatred of America.
Barack Obama’s most senior military adviser says President Bush is to blame for Iran’s bad behavior.
This assessment provided to Insight from retired Gen. Merrill McPeak provides a glimpse into how an Obama administration would deal with Iran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeatedly has referred to the ultimate destruction of Israel; is pursuing nuclear weapons in the opinion of some national security experts; and his Revolutionary Guard is training Iraqis to kill American military personnel in Iraq.
Just last week, Ahmadinejad said of Israel, “The world powers established this filthy bacteria, the Zionist regime, which is lashing out at the nations in the region like a wild beast.”
In the view of McPeak, the most senior retired officer to back Obama’s presidential run, Iran’s behavior is a reaction to Bush’s tough talk.
I suppose that the video I saw back when I was a kid of Iranians burning the American flag and chanting “Death to America” was just a figment of my imagination. Quite obviously, nothing bad ever happened until Bush became president.
It’s easy to blame Bush. It’s become a sport. But think about it. He’s not running for office. There’s no ramifications to the accuser but he still gets air time to say this jiberish. The mostly liberal media will be make sure of it. This will also splatter on the republican nominee .