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To: RetiredNow who wrote (218772)	2/11/2005 10:11:19 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575047

Why do I think Iran is more of a hard case? Because they are actively pursuing nukes and they actively support terrorism. That is what your media tells you to think. What do you REALLY think? Especially given the Bush doctrine of attacking any country they want based on lies and deception, I find it very reasonable that certain countries would feel threatened and want to acquire nuclear weapons as a deterrent. Iran was quoted as part of this imaginary "axis of evil" and it does not take an active imagination to foresee a US aggression on Iran in the near future. I see absolutely nothing wrong with Iran's wish to acquire nukes as a deterrent. As for Iran supporting terrorism - Do you really know for a fact that the Iranian state breeds more terrorists than, say, Syria or especially our present day miracle terrorist hotbed Iraq, courtesy of US/UK military? You may have noticed, by the way, that most of the culprits of 9/11 were Saudi. Pakistan is not a hardcase, because they have a leader who is friendly to the U.S. Pakistan has a MILITARY DICTATOR, which I thought was a Bad Thing for Americans. His whose alliance with the US is pushing the populace towards religious fundamentalism as a reaction. There are terrorist camps in Pakistan. Musharraf has a feeble hold on what is going on in the country and the minute he is ousted, the way dictators eventually get ousted, Pakistan will probably become an overnight Islamist fundamentalist nuclear power. Their recently announce elections Oh how nice of them, wasn't it. I suppose you were talking about the municipal elections, for minor functions. The elections where women were not allowed to vote. And half of the municipal members will actually be placed in by the government. In other words, this "election" was a sham, a facade, probably suggested by their American friends so that they would look more sympathetic to the American people. It seems to have worked, too :-)