Iran is enlisting Syria and the militant Palestinian Hamas group — both also deeply at odds with the United States, Israel and some in western Europe — as allies in the battle over its disputed nuclear program.
The move has prompted Israel's U.N. Ambassador Dan Gillerman to declare that "a dark cloud is looming above our region, and it is metastasizing as a result of the statements and actions by leaders of Iran, Syria and the newly elected government of the Palestinian Authority."
Syria and Iran have historically close ties dating back to 1980, when Damascus sided with Iran against Saddam Hussein in the Iran- Iraq war. But ties have become far cozier since hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected last summer.
"Do you think you are dealing with a 4-year-old child to whom you can give some walnuts and chocolates and get gold from him?" the Iranian president said Wednesday.
Atlas says:
Parpahrasing Hirsi Ali the West, the free world is making a mistake if it thinks the choice in Iran is between peace and war, the choice is between war with Ahmadinejad who does not have a nuclear weapon and war with Ahmadinejad who does have a nuclear weapon.
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It's more than just the Syrians and Palestinians...
J O S H U A P U N D I T: Welcome to the new Caliphate: Muslim leaders issue statement of support for Iran nukes
..it includes our so-called `moderate allies' as well.
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