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Thread #66881 Message #1420312
Posted By: Little Hawk
25-Feb-05 - 12:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: Scott Ritter:Kerry also to blame for war
Subject: RE: BS: Scott Ritter:Kerry also to blame for war
Bearded Bruce, I understand exactly how you must see it, but from where I see it you are living in a reality bubble that is as far out of touch with reality as the first Pope was who decided to declare himself infallible...
You actually believe the USA stands for liberty and freedom, don't you? Very few people outside the USA are under that splendid illusion any longer, but they weren't brainwashed by American TV all their lives, and that's why...
Your intentions are good, but I think you have little or no idea how your country is seen outside its own borders.
I am well aware that some religious fanatics in Iran, Saudi Arabia, and every other Muslim country would like to see Israel destroyed. There are such fanatics, yes. There are similar religious fanatics in the USA also, and in Israel, and you can quote their hateful statements anytime you choose to look them up. I do not judge another whole nation on the basis of the statements of a tiny group of noisy psychotics in its midst.
The USA has already proven to be a far greater threat to Muslim populations than Iran could possibly be to either the USA or Israel. It is ludicrous to imagine that Iran would lob a nuke at Israel when they would be committing national suicide by so doing...and they know it! That's realpolitik. Israel can blow Iran up 50 times over. Iran will not launch a nuke at Israel under such circumstances, but will certainly indulge in inflammatory rhetoric to pander to its own angry civilian population. That also is realpolitik....and it isn't just Iran that does that sort of thing. All aggressive and fearful regimes do it. The USA does it. No country on Earth spends more time threatening other people than the USA.
I'm sure Iran's government would dearly love to see Israel wiped off the face of the Earth...just like Israel would dearly love to see present-day Iran wiped off the face of the Earth. Their intentions toward one another are obvious. But realpolitik makes it clear that that is NOT going to happen. It's not feasible in either case, and for the Iranians it would plainly be totally suicidal. Ergo...they are not going to do it. It doesn't friggin' matter what they say about it. They can't do it without being destroyed themselves. Therefore, they won't do it. At the end of the day they, like everyone else, want to be left standing...not exterminated.