Obama administration should expect a "major international crisis"... (UPDATED)

... and President Obama will need help says his VP Joe Biden:

Speaking at a fundraiser in Seattle on Sunday night, Mr Biden said: “Mark my words, it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here . . . we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.”

He cited Russia and the Middle East as possible places that may cause problems, as well as the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan – “crawling with al-Qaeda” – as being of particular concern.

Mr Obama would need help and support, Mr Biden suggested, “because it’s not gonna be apparent, initially, that we’re right.” He then spotted the media in the room, “I probably shouldn’t have said all this because it dawned on me that the press is here.”

Fascinating gaffe there eh... and of course, this comes shortly after both campaigns were recently briefed by the Bush administration:

Officials from both campaigns have been asked to briefings after warnings from US intelligence that terrorists and rogue states will seek to exploit the power vacuum following November's presidential election.

For the first time in American history the FBI has begun vetting likely officials of the next administration before the election, to ensure they have security clearance to deal with crises on day one.

Intelligence chiefs expect an attempt to emulate the terrorist strikes on Britain when Gordon Brown took power and are concerned that Russia or Iran could use the 77 days of paralysis between the election and the inauguration on January 20 for acts of international brinkmanship, like the invasion of Georgia.

An official involved in the transition discussions told The Sunday Telegraph: "There has been no specific threat but the assessment is that someone will try something.

"It could be a terrorist attack on US assets overseas. It could be the leader of a rogue state chancing his arm. Putin and Ahmadinejad have form."

Clearly Biden was running his mouth when he shouldn't have, perhaps revealing a level of detail best not to have been revealed.

And he's the guy we're told by the Obama administration who brings foreign policy experience to the ticket.

This country is in deep dung if this bunch takes power people.... deep, deep dung.

UPDATE: Mr. Vanderleun is quoting an SNL superstar:

Sarah Palin on Joe Biden's prediction of disaster in the first year of an Obama Presidency:

"Biden's statement is the most bizarre yet. What the heck does that mean? Biden was suggesting that Obama is not prepared for the job. Even Biden believes that Obama is not ready to lead."

Comments

[Scrapiron]

If Hussein wins in Nov you have two months to stock the storm/bomb shelter with lots of can good and fresh water. You're going to need it.

[catseye]

Dude, you really think your going to get a whole 2 months?