By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
RaceForIran.com
Published: February 19, 2011Our friend David Frum published an interesting post, “America Can’t Afford to Ignore the Chaos in Bahrain”, see here. David makes some points with which we agree, as when he writes that “An entire American carrier battle group is based in Bahrain—there is no way the United States can avoid being implicated in the actions of the Bahraini government.” But we were disturbed by his bottom-line policy recommendation for the United States:
“Always and ever: Iran is the big play in the Middle East…Every regional decision has to be measured against the test: Is this moving us closer to—or further from—a positive change in the Iranian political system? That test should guide decisions about Bahrain, and about a lot more than Bahrain.”
Continued. . .
February 20, 2011
White House Support For Middle East 'Uprisings' Depends On How And Whether They Can Be Used Against Iran
White House Support For Middle East 'Uprisings' Depends On How And Whether They Can Be Used Against Iran
