Iran and North Korea: A Time of Testing and Crisis!

With the news full of trouble in the streets of Tehran and saber rattling coming from the lunatic tyranny of North Korea, it is hard to know what is happening and what position the United States should take.

Frankly, the existence of the Iranian state as it currently exists owes a lot to that nincompoop Jimmy Carter, who never met a tyrant he didn't like. The intervening years have shown us how stupid it was to have failed to give the maximum support to the Shah who was building a pro-Western democracy.

The usual prattle from the press makes it all sound like someone actually knows what is going on, when in fact it generally looks pretty confusing. The Iranians are claiming Western interference, which is a distinct possibility. I'm not entirely sure where the spontaneous expressions of solidarity came from in DC, NYC, and LA that were reported this morning. Perhaps it was the children of those Iranians displaced when Carter destabilized the region.

Meanwhile the Koreans are saying they'll launch a missile towards Hawaii. They're also saying we're plotting nuclear war against them because we reaffirmed our treaty relationship with South Korea. The insanity of some people seems to know no bounds.

These crises, which seem at least in part manufactured, may well be the proof that Joe Biden is a prophet. Obama would be tested he said. Frankly, Obama is being tested I think. Whether there is wisdom in his actions or mere expediency is something which will likely be revealed over time. So far he's seems a reckless and profligate statist bent on destroying the economy and bringing on a massive shift towards socialism. A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. We live in the crisis driven presidency.