This story was reported on Huffington Post about an article that recently appeared in Think Progress. It reminds one of the old adage: psychopaths never give up, in this case referring to the Neocon cabal that pushed Cheney-Bush to invade Iraq and now wishes a final gesture: the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He ‘Thinks Obama’s Going To Win’
June 22, 2008
On Fox News Sunday this morning, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said that President Bush is more likely to attack Iran if he believes Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is going to be elected.
However, “if the president thought John McCain was going to be the next president, he would think it more appropriate to let the next president make that decision than do it on his way out,” Kristol said, reinforcing the fact that McCain is offering a third Bush term on Iran.
“I do wonder with Senator Obama, if President Bush thinks Senator Obama’s going to win, does he somehow think — does he worry that Obama won’t follow through on that policy,” Kristol added. Host Chris Wallace then asked if Kristol was suggesting that Bush might “launch a military strike” before or after the election.
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The claim that Obama’s potential election could force Bush’s hand also isn’t new. Earlier this month, far-right pseudo scholar Daniel Pipes told National Review Online that “President Bush will do something” if the Democratic nominee won. “Should it be Mr. McCain that wins, he’ll punt,” said Pipes.
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This story has AIPAC, which is apparently not pleased with Obama’s stances on the Middle East, written all over it. Obama is no Neocon and may not do Israel’s bidding. So now we have two of the most right wing conservative Neocons suggesting that the dying Cheney-Bush administration do one final act if Obama is elected president.