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| Iran Means What It Says |
| 2006-01-26 |
The thesis of the article:U.S. and European diplomats need to take seriously the rhetoric used by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regarding nuclear programs and the destruction of Israel. Tehran has proven itself to be an insincere diplomatic partner. Engagement has backfired. Instead of continuing failed diplomatic efforts, world leaders should work together to help the Iranian people create a truly representative government. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 There is still much that can be done between symbolic sanctions and military force. The problem in Iran is not the Iranian people, but rather the ideology and grasp on power of an elite few. Besides rhetorical outreach, the Bush administration has done little to advance freedom or liberty in Iran. As the State Department debated how to allocate $3 million to groups advancing freedom in Iran, the Congress funded a $400 million bridge in Alaska. More money is allocated to landscaping around Washington's Kennedy Center than on programs to support the Iranian people. Ouch Micheal. That hurts to much to not be true. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2006-01-26 20:05 |
| #3 And I say again that we must use this small window of opportunity to convey a message to the Iranian people. We should broadcast every horrifying image, real and imagined, of what nuclear war is to them via satellite. Documentaries about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, showing the devastation of radiation on the human body. The movie "Threads". Surely there is much, much more. Not for entertainment purposes, but to both frighten and nauseate them. Even given this limited amount of time, we could fill several channels with horror and death--to let them know both what their nation is pursuing, and the destruction it is facing. This to break any illusions they have about nuclear weapons. To show that it is not just a "big bomb" like any other. To try and give them a strong taste of what Americans and Russians dreaded for 40 years of Cold War. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-01-26 18:17 |
| #2 Instead of continuing failed diplomatic efforts, world leaders should work together to help the Iranian people create a truly representative government. Maybe, just maybe, world leaders should take a radical step of worrying less about the "Iranian People" and worrying more about their own (hint: it's not about Israel). |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-01-26 16:04 |
| #1 The crux of the biscuit. Amen, B-man. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-26 15:53 |