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To: michael97123 who wrote (52211)	9/15/2001 3:37:51 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Mike, interesting point. In fact Iran has been the strongest opponent of Taliban over the past decade. That Iran supported Ahmed Shah Masood, the Afghan opposition leader, was perhaps a reason why the Taliban got all the US help and Masood got none. I don't think Masood really cared much Iranian politics. He just needed a way to fight for his people and Iran was willing. So we are back to the idea that there are no ideal partners and all these "calculations" backfire in the end. BTW, I am not so sure about the Stalin analogy anymore. From what I hear, most Iranians within and outside of the government favor friendly relations with US now. But the fanatics are still too strong for this to happen. ST PS Jerome, yours is an excellent suggestion. It is actually not so different than the approach Islamic groups use. PPS Having cultural exchange via universities and what not is the best road to friendship. Perhaps charitable foundations should be set up to increase this exchange.