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2006-12-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 All right. Let's hear it; Is this a good thing or bad thing?

Although slightly convoluted, this snafu straightens itself out pretty quickly into one of two fairly obvious scenarios:

1.) Too bad Ahmadinejad wasn't dealt a setback in order to weaken his influence and thereby lessen any likelihood of Iran's collision course with the West over nuclear weapons.

2.) Ahmadinejad should remain in power so that Iran is steered directly onto the rocks of pre-emptive strikes needed to neutralize their nascent atomic weapons program.

3.) Huh?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-21 00:34|| 2006-12-21 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 The soviets had a phrase for it "One step back, two steps forward."

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-21 07:07|| 2006-12-21 07:07|| Front Page Top

#3 As long as the Mad Mullahs have the power to censor and revise all legislation, you could elect Joe Lieberman and it wouldn't change things.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-12-21 08:54|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-12-21 08:54|| Front Page Top

#4 This has no effect on Iranian external relations. Iranians still want atomic weapons, hegemony over all Persian gulf peoples and oil, and the destruction of Jews and Christians. They just want less batshit rhetoric, and world attention, while doing it. Rafsanjani is smoother than Ahmmadinejad and Yazdi, but the goals are the same.

Posted by ed 2006-12-21 09:00|| 2006-12-21 09:00|| Front Page Top

#5 The Midget makes a handy policital cut-out for the Mullahs.

Posted by mrp 2006-12-21 09:25|| 2006-12-21 09:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Exactly so, mrp. Very astute observation... explains much regards his behavior. He's their messenger, lightening rod, social buffoon... the regime's public target.

Rafsanjani is, as ed sez, a smoother operator - one tool being reduced in public status in favor of another tool changes nothing. This prolly just indicates a decision to moderate the rhetoric a notch or two, since it played rather badly in the international thingy.

In my humble opinion the Black Hats run the show, completely and utterly, and methinks the elections are merely a part of the performance for the amusement / distraction of the masses.

Nothing has changed. The goal is Muzzy hegemony and the elimination of Israel - the ultimate chip in the Muzzy bragging rights game. No one, not even Mo hissownself, can top that.

Posted by .com 2006-12-21 09:50|| 2006-12-21 09:50|| Front Page Top

#7 It's the economy, stupid. The Iranian economy sucks and Ahmanutjob ran on a platform of fixing it. He hasn't, and in fact has increased gas prices.

End of story.

Posted by DoDo 2006-12-21 12:27|| 2006-12-21 12:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Lol. Whadever you say, DoDo.

Posted by .com 2006-12-21 12:30|| 2006-12-21 12:30|| Front Page Top

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