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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Iranian Neocons?

Posted by Jack Hunter on Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM

In his statement on the House floor last week opposing the resolution condemning Iran, Ron Paul said “I have admired President Obama’s cautious approach to the situation in Iran and I would have preferred that we in the House had acted similarly.”

I agree. Obama’s cautious and dare I say “conservative” approach on the recent developments in Iran, is one of the few good things I can say about our president.

Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski agreed on CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria today, and in an interesting analysis, put Obama’s critics on this issue in the same boat with Iranian regime hardliners, who he refers to as “Iranian neocons:”

Brzezinski: “those who are supporting the regime, who in many respects are like our neocons, they are very similar to our neocons. They’re Manichean. They look at the world as divided into good and evil and many of them see America as the personification of evil.”

Zakaria: “Has Obama struck the right tone?”

Brzezinski: “Obama’s offering moral sympathy. He’s identifying himself morally, historically with what is happening in Iran. But he’s not engaging himself politically. He’s not interfering, because that could turn badly and it could be exploited by the neocons in Iran to crush the revolution, to wipe it out.

I don’t know if the revolution will prevail, it may take time. The longer it lasts, the better are its chances. But we don’t want to escalate into a total showdown, because if there’s a total showdown now, the chances are the worst elements — the Iranian neocons — will prevail.”

Topics: National Politics

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You are aware that Brzezinski is also one of Obama's handlers, right up there with George Soros? He's hardly a pacifist or "one of the good guys". He'd just as soon go to war with Russia. I'd be very suspicious of their "caution" around going to war with Iran. There's probably a business reason for it, not a political reason.

Posted by georgedewey3 on June 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM | Report this comment

"I'd be very suspicious of their "caution" around going to war with Iran. There's probably a business reason for it, not a political reason."

...indeed..

Posted by MrPitchForks on June 22, 2009 at 12:29 PM | Report this comment

Scholar? This was the guy who wrote "Between Two Ages"; you should read the book before you think that ZB is a respectable scholar. He said in the book that, "America is undergoing a transformation that unmasks its obsolescence", and, "Marxism supplies the best insight into contemporary reality". This was the bluebook for The Trilateral Commission, an elitist organization that makes sure huge multinational companies get every drop of milk and blood from every nation on earth, Communist and non-Communist. I can't think of anyone I would consider less of an authority.

Posted by eyeopener on June 22, 2009 at 6:18 PM | Report this comment

Asking ZB's opinion on how to handle Iran is like asking Michael Spinks how to fight Mike Tyson.

Posted by robert sullivan on June 23, 2009 at 9:49 PM | Report this comment

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The "Southern Avenger" Jack Hunter is a conservative commentator (WTMA 1250 AM talk radio) and columnist (Charleston City Paper) living in Charleston, South Carolina.