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Breaking news…

December 18th, 2009
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I am going to try to write here regularly again.  Probably weekly, probably posted on Sundays.  Just an FYI for our readers.

Now, as to the issue of the day: A year or so ago, Vice President Biden predicted Obama would be tested on foreign policy in his first year in office.  A few months ago, there was the Somali Pirate incident which Obama ordered our special forces to handle, and they did so, beautifully.  That wasn’t the test Biden referred to.

I think today’s news is it.  Iraq is reporting Iran has seized an Iraqi oil rig.  Either Iran has done so, or Iraq is making false accusations, or this is all a set up.  In any case, the whole area is a powder keg and this is a dangerous, dangerous thing that is happening.

I don’t know what the outcome will be, but we can only hope Obama handles it well.  To make matters more difficult, I don’t even have a prediction of what “well” would be at this time.

Good luck, Mr. President.

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