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2006-04-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Flelet Spavinter3070 2006-04-16 01:38|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The question is: will Iran be a pe-er or pee-on?

Posted by Crairong Omomotch6492 2006-04-16 03:38|| 2006-04-16 03:38|| Front Page Top

#2 "The key problem between Iran and the U.S. is that Washington treats Iran as a non-grownup person. The Iranian leadership is very unhappy with this. Tehran wants America to treat Iran as a regional superpower," Leilaz said.

"non-grownup person" You mean a child, don't you. Like an ignorant, whiny, bullying little tiny child who's too late for his nap?

Nope. We're treating you like a LUNATIC. Like an ingorant, whiny, bullying lunactic who's too late for a deep, deep sleep.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-16 08:48|| 2006-04-16 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 They want to play with the big boys, then don't cry when you get hurt.

Posted by djohn66 2006-04-16 08:57|| 2006-04-16 08:57|| Front Page Top

#4 "Not all in Iran support Ahmadinejad"

Just those with a death wish.

If ya' can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

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#5 "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is annoying predecessors by claiming the achievement in his name alone."

But he DID invent the internet, didn't he?

Posted by Perfessor 2006-04-16 09:31|| 2006-04-16 09:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Not all Germans supported Hitler or Japanese supported Tojo. However, the Army Air Corps and Bomber Command didn't make too much of a distinction of who was on the receiving end of their deliveries. Act now.

Posted by Uninenter Thirong7060 2006-04-16 10:29|| 2006-04-16 10:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Agree UT. The Iranian people seem to mistake our urgent need to want to impress upon them that we don't want to do this as a sign of weakness. It is not. It is an urgent plea to warn them that we don't want to do this.

If you don't get it - think about it. Its important.

Posted by 2b 2006-04-16 10:32|| 2006-04-16 10:32|| Front Page Top

#8 The pre-WWII similarities are noticeable. Before WWI, Germans had severe self-esteem problems, being sneered at elsewhere in Europe as peasants. After their defeat, this turned to neurosis, with half of their public wanting "peace at any price", and the other half wanting to put everybody else in Europe in their place.

Japan, also, was chomping at the bit to be seen as big and powerful in the world. To "have their place in the sun", and to show everybody else in their that Japan ought to rule over them.

The one big difference is nuclear weapons. And for this reason, Iran must die. Their one claim to national unity is nuclear power, and as long as that goal is achievable, any Iranian government will eventually be a threat.

By "death", I mean the partitioning of Iran, leaving behind Persia, Greater Kurdistan, Greater Iraq, Greater Pakistan, and Greater Azerbaijan. For only if this is done, will Persia be at peace for a very long time.

And we will be free of the fear of a nuclear Iran.

The alternative is the mistake we have made twice before, with Germany(WWI & II) and Iraq(GWI & II), of not finishing the job, of choosing a short-term resolution instead of a harder, long-term one.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-04-16 13:33|| 2006-04-16 13:33|| Front Page Top

#9 "Ahmadinejad is a source of pride for resisting the U.S. and defending Iran's nuclear rights," said Ali Mahmoudi, a regular attendee of Friday prayers in this strongly religious nation.
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It is not clear that Iran is a strongly religious nation. Attendance at fri prayers is very low (somewhere around 1% of the population in much of Tehran; up to 25% in the rural areas). It is however, a religious dictatorship.

Posted by mhw 2006-04-16 13:52|| 2006-04-16 13:52|| Front Page Top

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