Monday, September 09, 2013

How much will President Obama connect Syria to Iran?

What exactly will President Obama say on Tuesday night to turn public opinion around?   
He can't say anything about Syria.   I think that the public is against intervention.  

He could bring Iran into the picture. Maybe he will make a connection between Iran and Syria, as Bill Katz posted on Sunday:

"Dwight Eisenhower once said, "If a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it."  Bringing the Iran question into the Syria debate is a wise move by the White House.  First, Americans do "get" Iran.  Second, it enlarges Syria, and Americans may buy into the notion that this really is a major problem.  Third, when you enlarge a problem, you own it.  You decide what gets enlarged, and you often have a greater degree of control.
But, as we've noted, it may be too late."

Beyond that "it's too late", I don't believe that he can get his left wing base to join a 'this is really about Iran" speech.    My guess is that most of the American left won't like President Obama's tone on Tuesday night.

We spoke with Bill Katz of Urgent Agenda on Sunday.  Click here for the show:



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