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 lunaticprophet rated 5 months ago - A Ludicrous Denial
From the page: "What do you call it when White House officials say one thing in public and almost the exact opposite in private?
You might call it lying.
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And foreign policy blogger Matt Eckel writes: "Iran is not Nazi Germany. Though the Iranian regime is a...
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- lunaticprophet rated 5 months ago
- A Ludicrous Denial
From the page: "What do you call it when White House officials say one thing in public and almost the exact opposite in private?
You might call it lying.
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And foreign policy blogger Matt Eckel writes: "Iran is not Nazi Germany. Though the Iranian regime is anti-democratic, and espouses values that are indeed antithetical to those of the liberal West, the notion that Iranian armies and proxies are poised to make a genocidal sweep across the Middle East is absurd. Even the Iranian nuclear threat, though serious, shows every sign of being able to be contained with an intelligent deterrence policy (should things come to that). Iran does not have a particularly impressive industrial base. Its infrastructure is mediocre, its economy is sclerotic (propped up only by high oil prices), and its regime is unpopular. Even the outrageous statements about Israel made by President Ahmadinejad should be taken with a grain of salt, remembering that the Iranian President is not the head of state, and that he is actually at odds with much of Iran's clerical leaders.
"Obama's willingness to talk with the Iranian leadership is not a sign of weakness or delusion. It is a sign that he understands that there are things we want from Iran (cooperation in Iraq, nuclear disarmament, reduced political and material support for Hamas and Hezbollah) and things Iran wants from us (a security guarantee, diplomatic relations, a lifting of sanctions, membership in the WTO), and that a deal might be possible that is more amenable to American interests than the current situation. Clear-headed strategic thinking is sorely needed among American leaders today. It is time to stop letting ideological blinders, reinforced by poor analysis and bad history, get in the way.""
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