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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (332282)4/9/2007 2:25:06 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 1571244
 
"I'm thinking that Tejek may be in the same boat, but maybe he has a Middle Eastern background. "

Nah. Ted strikes me the same as some I knew during the Nixon administration. He is so thoroughly disgusted with our government and leaders that he is willing to give more credibility to some of its opponents than they deserve.

In my opinion, Iran is a threat, albeit a manageable one. All indications are that the average Iranian is pretty fed up with things, and see their government as engaging in dangerous brinkmanship. On the other hand, Iran has a long and proud history that is hard for Americans to truly understand. Persia was invaded many times, and foreign rulers have sat on the Peacock Throne more than once. But, in the end, they all became Persian instead of foreign rulers. They are used to their culture absorbing others, instead of vice versa. Heck, even Islam didn't absorb them, there are many differences between Persian culture and Arab. And that is a source of great tensions between them and the Arab world, it isn't just the Shia/Sunni thing.

All of this can be exploited by clever diplomats and politicians. No need to invade or attack. Just whenever there is bluster, turn the screws. That way the government gets the blame and they have to deal with the discontent. Which limits the problems they can cause.
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