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Old 06-19-09, 05:42 PM   #113
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Originally Posted by Max2147 View Post
How does doing nothing help Ahmadinejad?

The United States can't have a positive impact on the outcome in Iran. There's nothing in our foreign policy toolbox that will give us the desired result. Therefore, it's all about minimizing the damage, and doing nothing is the best way to do that.

I know that saying "we aren't able to do anything" offends the American psyche, but it's better to admit a truth you don't like than to pretend that something false is true.
Well my psyche isn't any more offended than it is by the fact we've never paid them back fully for taking our embassy staff hostage back in 1979.
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