Like Bush before him, Obama is too ready to say "Mission accomplished" in Iraq. The internal affairs of Iraq have always been unstable since the beginning of the war. The hand over of internal affairs to the Iraqi government may bring the fragile sovereignty to its knees. Meanwhile, the Obama administration has shifted military and political focus to Afghanistan. Anyone who studies military history will tell you, no foreign power has ever been successful in Afghanistan. Consider the brutally efficient Soviets who could not win in Afghanistan, what chance does the US military, governed by Washington bureaucrats, have?
Now we see that under the radar the Obama administration continues to pick a fight with Iran. Make no mistake, the might Persians are alive and well in Iran and do not like being antagonized by the West. Unlike Iraq, Iran has not been engaged in a war for the last 20 years. They have been able to focus their wealth on developing new weapons, including nuclear weapons, and will challenge either the US or Israel. As the article points out, the Obama administration seems to be hellbent on inciting a shooting war with Iran. The big question is with American forces now being focused on Afghanistan, and with a new commander taking over, what will be the response of the US military? Potentially any military response could incite North Korea to attack South Korea or China to finally attack Taiwan.
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