Friedman off the deep end

Most of Friedman’s work that I’ve seen is very reasonable. He even did a documentary on the Israeli Palestinian issue that BD would appreciate. It showed both sides of the Story and Israel came out looking very bad.

However Friedman has had some sort of mental lapse. Check out the video here: Iraq suck on this!

Then read his column on Obama and Cheney. I think Friedman has become certifiably loony.

I have no idea who is going to win the Democratic presidential nomination, but lately I’ve been wondering whether, if it is Barack Obama, he might want to consider keeping Dick Cheney on as his vice president.

No, I personally am not a Dick Cheney fan, and I know it is absurd to even suggest, but now that I have your attention, here’s what’s on my mind: After Iraq and Pakistan, the most vexing foreign policy issue that will face the next president will be how to handle Iran. There is a cold war in the Middle East today between America and Iran, and until and unless it gets resolved, I see Iran using its proxies, its chess pieces — Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and the Shiite militias in Iraq —to stymie America and its allies across the region.

And that brings me back to the Obama-Cheney ticket: When it comes to how best to deal with Iran, each has half a policy — but if you actually put them together, they’d add up to an ideal U.S. strategy for Iran. Dare I say, they complete each other.