The President who cried wolf

The sabre rattling by the US administration towards Iran over their alleged support of insurgents in Iraq is reaching a new high. However have we not all become deaf to the cries of wolf by the White House. Not only is the credibility of their intelligence wafer thin and their provocations tired but it all smacks of hypocrisy of the highest order. America's history of support rebels, insurgents and coups that suit their ends is a long one. We only have to look as far as one of the current theatres of combat, Afghanistan, for a reminder of where a previous US administration pumped in money to see off the Russians. Perhaps now the Iranian administration wants to see off the Americans from this third land, and on what basis of history should they be forbayed this, considering the plentiful examples available.

The White House cannot have its cake and eat it. The policy of force as a means of diplomacy is a dangerous one and is one that now seems to be failing wherever it is employed. Furthermore the days of this administration having its own way are quickly running out. Whether at the hands of its own senate or on the world stage, it's high time this lame duck was put out of its misery to be replaced - we can but hope - with a lot more sense in the Oval Office.