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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady
The only reason Israel is hostile to Iran is because Iran wishes to destroy Israel. If Iran were happy in their oil pond and would simplly not declare their desire to practice another Jewish genocide, Israel couldn't care what Iran does with itself.
So far, it's been Iranian terrorist proxies and Iranian provided weapons that have been terrorizing Israel and Jews around the world, in addition to civilians and military personnel of countries around the world.
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And what moral qualifying are you trying to do? What does it matter why Israel is opposed to Iran? The reality is what it is regardless of which side you believe. Frankly neither Israel nor Iran are saintly in their regional conduct, but then which power in any place in the world is? The point I make isn't one of trying to root for the Iranians. The difference however is that this propoganda that is constantly spewed is not practically useful except to galvanize people to hate Iran and possibly prepare for war. People who were in charge 30 years ago with the US's blessing were as bad or worse. Whatever justification for Israel's stance on Iran there is blood and guilt either way , in my opinion. I don't buy the innocent self-defense cries of Israel, not that I deny that Israel has a right to defend itself. The extremist need to place people in one category or another and to avoid critical analysis of both sides is what I am avoiding, but yet again you place me in an extreme.
*Sigh* But then I expected this and its why I post.
@Skybird
Again why do people insist on assuming that everyone must be merry freinds to be involved in one another? Of course Pakistan is not a true ally to the US, but Musharraf is in bed with them at the moment. The point I was making was that we fear Iran getting the bomb yet we encourage the power of those that already have it but may soon become a more immedite and ultimately less predictable power than Iran. The politics of the Bush administration make him friendly at the moment, but then that is the classic foreign policy M.O. Make freinds of your enemy's enemy, or something to that effect. Its not very smart is it, but thats my point.
And again I am not stating that Ahmadinejadh is my personal savior. But to assume that he is some madman on a mission to annihilate the world is folly. He might be dangerous in some ways but not in the proto-Hitler way that is being touted. He is far more shrewd than anyone allows him credit.
@Von Tonner
Yes I recall him. He was an interesting figure. Encouraged by the US to invade Iran after the revolution I believe. Many of his atrocities were coverd up by the US prior to the Gulf War since Bush Sr. still desired to keep him as a regional proxy.