Seymour Hersh on Obama Being "Dominated" by the Military

REPORTER: You didn't include Obama in your list of liar presidents. I'm wondering if you would include him also?

HERSH: To use a basketball or a football analogy, American football, fourth quarter—he may have a game plan. At this point he's in real trouble. Because the military are dominating him on the important issues of the world: Iraq, Iran, Afghan and Pakistan. And he's following the policies of Bush and Cheney almost to a fare-thee-well. He talks differently. And he's much brighter, he's much more of the world. So one only hopes he has a game plan that will include doing something, but he's in real trouble, in terms of—he's in real trouble.

In Iraq I don't have to tell anybody the prospects—in the American press they never mention Moqtada Sadr, but look out. He's going to be the kingmaker of that country. He's now studying in Iran. And he's going to be the next ayatollah-to-be. I don't know how he'll work it out with Sistani. But he's going to be the force, the Shia. And so this is going to be very complicated for us because the two men we talk about, Allawi and Maliki, have about as much to do with the average Iraqi—they're both ex-pats. Allawi, let's see, he was certainly an American agent and a British agent, the MI-6, the CIA, the Jordanians ran him probably for Mossad. I'm not telling you anything that is not a fact. So who knows?

So Iraq is very problematical. There's going to be much more violence. Whether it's civil war or not it's going to be much more violence.

He's never going to be win, whatever that means, in Afghanistan. The only solution in Afghanistan is a settlement with the Taliban. And the only person to settle with is Mullah Omar, and he's become another Hitler to the American public. So how we're going to do that and survive politically?

And the same in Pakistan. He's got the wrong policy there. So it is—and again for Obama, Iran's not resolved, in terms of, Iranians have come out of this crisis stronger than ever. We don't want to believe that. They have, politically.

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[Exiles800]

If you think of America as an evil corporation with a military perma-government you're close. The public is seen as a mob to be kept under control by that perma-government (which, unfortunately, might also be 'close') Now a days much of the finer principles proclaimed by our government are merely a facade used as cover - every one of those principles they intend to violate with impunity and take advantage of working both sides (light and dark) at the same time.

[ShaktipatSeer]

I know.. people hate on Obama sooo much.. but he's inhereted such a tremendous amount of problems from the previous administration I wish people would give him a break for not solving everything in one fell swoop..

[trufiend138]

@ShaktipatSeer "give obama a break"??? damn ur a sick fool...he is same as all the other greedy crooks in power..

[rmccay88]

@ShaktipatSeer

People are upset at him because he hasn't done a lot of what he said he would do. He has continued Bush's big spending and big deficit policies only on a much larger scale. I'm a Libertarian and there are easily some things I would have supported him on like getting all the troops out of Iraq in 16 months like he said he would do but the worst for me was his reinstatement of The Patriot Act. He promised he would repeal it, instead he entended it. Another typical politician.

[sssssjjjj1]

Oh brother. Obama did inherit. But he has stepped up on all fronts. He is ruining this country as bad as bush. He is selling out you and your childrens futures. They are coming. They have a plan and it is EVIL. I love this country. I wish I was as stupid or blind as you people. Ignorance is bliss I guess. You guys must be blissed out.

[StigmataBOB1]

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[loloioi]

@SherrieLeaLaird WHOA! hold it there. did you read my comment before correctly? please be more kind and polite? wait you won't. I know he didn't finish bush's stupid problems and you know what he's making it worse. would you chose mccain instead? I understand how both parties act like the same and they're a mirror image and please don't start bashing me about retarded hidden personal agenda and baggage mummy daddy bs. I don't know you and you don't know me. you just came commenting on wrong crap

[SherrieLeaLaird]

@loloioi literate or literal. I don't know it all. I know fact and research and so could you. but instead you blah blah blah from your hidden agenda and your personal mummy and daddy and religious baggage. DID HE HELP this country like he promised or did he finish off what BUSH DID...end of story. He's Muslim and HE SAID IT himself. I have the video. STereotypes???? hahah where'd you learn that from your politically correct puppet masters. FACT IS FACT IS FACT IS FACT. beat it.

[loloioi]

@SherrieLeaLaird WHOA WHOA WHOA excuse me? Did you just say that im way to behind and that you are so far ahead and that you're queen of everything? Nahh im exaggerating but some what like that? Well i dont know but if you seem to be a know it all and not making any sense because ur words are incoherent. Wait muslim. Can you be more literate in ur last comment? You seem to be very incredibly blind about people. You can't call him muslim. Muslim come from the east. Please dont use stereotypes-.-

[Christian121y]

@mhirtes12

Surrender and Defeat.

And judging from the man's cynical bullshit I can't help but feel if he'd prefer if Sadaam Hussein was still in power.

[mhirtes12]

And what sort of alternate battle plan does this aging dickhead propose?