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2011-09-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Hikers' case shows lack of U.S. leverage with Iran

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Posted by Fred 2011-09-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Somebody read this and tell me it's not as stupid as I imagine. I can't bear to look.

Posted by SteveS 2011-09-23 01:37|| 2011-09-23 01:37|| Front Page Top

#2 $1.5M of airborne ordinance might have better served than 'bail'.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-09-23 03:33|| 2011-09-23 03:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Somebody read this and tell me it's not as stupid as I imagine.

It's not stupid, but it is willfully ignorant in certain areas.

Posted by Pappy 2011-09-23 09:01|| 2011-09-23 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 When you completely isolate a nation you pretty much lose most of your leverage.

When you isolate them for so long that your allies and others start to secretly manuever around your isolation attempts so that they don't even bother trying to seriously get you to end your policies you've lost all leverage.

Having said that, why were they hiking in that region?

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-09-23 10:16|| 2011-09-23 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 "Hikers' case shows ~~lack of U.S. leverage with Iran~~ hikers' adject stupidity"

FTFY.

Posted by Barbara 2011-09-23 10:21|| 2011-09-23 10:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Add ungrateful to stupid.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-09-23 16:35|| 2011-09-23 16:35|| Front Page Top

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