Just been watching Neil Cavuto interview Newt Gingrich on Fox News. For a softie pinko left-liberal like me, it was chilling stuff. According to Newt:
1. The US's war with (bad? couldn't catch word) Islam (he said Islam) will last 50-70 years.
2. US forces will remain in Iraq permanently, like in Germany, Japan and South Korea.
3. The US will probably invade Iran within 3-5 years.
#2 especially is news to me. I think it might be news to the people of Iraq, also. #1, I don't know where Newt got that figure from, I think the purpose was to entrench the idea of the War on Terror as permanent. #3, I knew the US was planning to attack Iran but I thought they were planning a limited war (albeit probably using "bunker buster" tactical nuclear weapons) with no major ground invasion; according to Newt though it will be a full "regime change" operation as with Iraq.
Hm. I hope:
1. Newt isn't speaking settled White House policy.
2. Somebody sensible gets elected President and has a good think about this.
I am very concerned with how much you're watching Fox News...
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult. It's the only American news channel we have and it's just so darned entertaining
ReplyDeleteI learn much from Fox news... not just "Many Republicans are crazy bad" (qv Newt post) but also sometimes facts; eg Fox is weather-obsessed and had Katrina coverage on the ground nearly a week before the BBC journos arrived. I learn a lot about what the White House wants people to think, and I can compare Fox's right-wing propaganda with the BBC's leftist propaganda and with other sources and usually get a fairly good idea what's actually happening.
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