SUNNI QARADAWI AND BROTHERHOOD OFFER OLIVE BRANCH TO SHIITES - IN JIHAD FOR IRAN

Submitted by Sofa Sogood (United States), Oct 20, 2007 at 12:11

"Yousef Qaradawi and the Brotherhood Offer Olive Branch to Shi'ites: Blessed Jihad for Iran" - Douglas Farah

http://www.douglasfarah.com/article/263/yousef-qaradawi-and-the-brotherhood-offer-olive-branch-to-shiites-bless-jihad-for-iran.com

Sometimes I wonder if there is any strategic thinking in our foreign policy at all. What is the point of "threatening" Iran with attack for months and months in advance? On a certain level the American public has to be up for it, but on another, much more important level, it just gives them time to prepare all their defenses -- including retributions.

If it comes to it that there's really nothing to do but attack, wouldn't the best strategy be to keep that totally quiet, keep working with sanctions till the very last moment, and then surprise them? Either shut up and attack or don't. We all got to see A'Jad. Does he look like he's going to back down?

They aren't weak and they aren't stupid. They have lots of "friends." They are gathering their allies as evidenced by Putins pronouncements this week. Russia is the first to speak out against us -- and with a threat. Sunni's are beginning to overlook the "divide." Who else will back them -- some we thought were our allies?

And they are busy preparing, building up and securing their counterattacks no doubt.

Because of all this talk, threat, talk, and then waiting, and waiting -- soon we will either be prevented from attacking or will attack with a very bad disadvantage.

Where's the strategy in this? Does our government think they will just listen to our threats and suck their thumbs?

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