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To: TimF who wrote (84722)3/21/2003 7:41:22 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 281500
 
> I have little sympathy for any Iranian who feels hurt by what an American politican calls their country

I could not have cared less how hurt they feel about what Bush calls them. What I do care is that there was some very good progress being made and Bush could have taken advantage of it. Instead he pissed it all away and then some.

> they are a huge supporter of some terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and Palestinian groups.

Actually, Syria has been the greater supporter of Hezbollah for some time now. And Iranian involvement with Hamas has been more a matter of organizational training than anything else. In other words Iran taught them how to operate but does not provide them with arms or tell them what to do. As far as supporting terrorism goes these are very mild and a long way from your statement that

they are probably the number one supporter of terrorism.


As for the broader question of terrorism, I am willing to discuss it using any objective definition you provide. Webster's is a good starting point and I am open to modifying it from there on.

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