The Bush Doctrine a Failure.

Weapons of mass destruction, bombs and explosive materials crossing the broader into Iraq, a defiant and strong Islamic leader, and a region poised to explode; these are the elements within Iran and the Middle East at the present moment. The European Union and United Nations are deliberating and Bush says a peaceful conclusion can be brought about through dialogue. However, the fact remains that Iran is an eminent threat to the region and particularly US troops in Iraq. Thus the question begs to be answered, why haven’t we attacked Iran?

Iran has been dubbed a member of the axis of evil and a state sponsor of terrorism. Our own Sec. of Defense clearly feels that the weapons for the Iraqi insurgence are been supplied by Iran. We have clear reasons, without defective intelligence, stove piping or trickery that WMDs are on the verge of production. What more do we need to do, or are we now back at the beginning where “we do not bring out new products in August”. (This was a government comment alluding to the Iraq War.) Either way this threat, according to Bush’s own foreign policy, must be dealt with “without a pass or veto from any foreign body”.

Simply put, the Bush doctrine is a complete failure and can not be implemented again. The Iraq situation is dire and the policy makers were either unaware of the depth or unwilling to understand the length of conflict in the region. Consequently, Iran has seized on this failed policy and used it as a leverage to move forward. All the while shrewdly understanding that the US can not invade, for Iran’s intelligence services have clear and uncompromising views at the forces which would be used in war. Moreover, they are inclined to wager that the US does not have the fortitude or more significantly the troops to invade another Muslim country.

Iran has the upper hand and the US is left watching. Watching what it deemed reprehensible in the first place, an Iranian nuclear power. Wisdom, intelligence and forethought about a war in the Middle East would have served this nation better, then recoiling, backtracking and meager planning. The Middle East is now ripe for nuclear jihad and preemption has cemented the way.