US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Wednesday he does not believe that one single Iranian diplomat has accepted invitations to July 4 events at US embassies worldwide.
I hope Mr Obama had fun proving to himself that every single assumption made by the most conservative, and the most neo-con, is objectively CORRECT.
There is little to discuss.
Perhaps NOTHING.
Even with excessive groveling.
Even with apologies.
Just give that green light to Bibi.
The poor Iranian people are totally screwed.
The least risk would have been if they simply SLAY THE LOT.
Instead their own repression is the gateway to all out regional war.
And retaliation by Israel for Iranian use of WMD against them.
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Unfortunately, any Israeli attack on Iran at this time would cause the Iranians that are currently disenchanted with their regime to rally around Amadinejad and nationalism. If they do not rally around the Islamic regime in an Israeli attack, they will be branded as traitors by even the opposition parties. There is nothing that can unify a country better than being attacked by a common enemy.
Secondary consideration for the jews in Israel, I am afraid.
Think this way...Russians in 1917.
The thing is, even if the current regime is unpopular, I think common Iranians support their nuclear weapons program. Declaring yourself as a nuclear power is almost always a massive symbol of nationalism and pride. Persians are very nationalistic people and I can imagine them being very fed up from Russian, British, and American exploitation over the last 200 years. I can see a parallel with how China evolved from ashes of the "100 years of humiliation". Both countries have thousands of years of rich history and both have had their sovereignty exploited by Western powers, causing resentment to this day.
"I think common Iranians support their nuclear weapons program."
I know for a fact that is correct.
However, that makes the problem the mullahs, more than ever. A pluralistic, democratic secular dominated society in Iran WILL NOT ATTACK ANYONE, and won't be blabbing about genocide and making threats.
Even a sensible other kind of govt would be a huge step away from the abyss
Which is why I have been saying for about a year now, that the only kind of attack on Iran which makes sense is a campaign of utter decapitation. Mullahs, IRGC, Basij, Qom until they are simply abraded away. Otherwise, don't bother.
For instance, while the Pakistanis made us nervous with nukes, their govt was not running around threatening to wipe out any other country. We don't like it, but we can live with it, and so did Israel DESPITE the Islamist govt there in the 80's onwards for a bit.
But you can't have people with nukes talking about wiping out someone because the Quran makes it okay, and then think those same targets will have second considerations when it becomes clear the bad guys will do anything to stay in power as well. If they will murder their own young people, what will they do to jews?
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