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To: Keith Feral who wrote (180394)	1/20/2006 4:08:11 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Indeed, the world is a dangerous place. Ahmadinejad is not someone to be taken lightly, nor are his rantings and ravings about waging Jihad in the region. He's desparate to perpetuate the Iranian Islamic Revolution which is his powerbase, and he's willing to play high-stakes poker to preserve it. The question is whether he can persuade the young people of Iran to support his vision. This is where the US, and the rest of the free world (Europe.. etc) MUST stand together to weaken his still tenuous grip on power in the country so that moderates can feel comfortable in opposing him. But for those who assert that, "if only we had not overthrown Saddam, he would have kept Iran in check", they are living a pipedream. The tensions were already rising in the region, given the demographic surge of young people looking for some kind of change from the status quo. The best strategy we can use to decrease the power of Ahmadinejad's rule is to stand firm and united in the United Nations, something that should have been done with Saddam. And I don't know I see either China or Japan, the two primary customers for Iranian oil, stepping in to take his side. Japan wants a seat on the Security Council, and China is very much in need of US markets to sell its goods and maintain their economic growth. Neither have an interest in seeing tensions rise higher in the region. Hawk

To: Keith Feral who wrote (180394)	1/20/2006 4:12:03 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

Real problem is that the euros are unprepared to fight on any level. I think chirac proved that point with his use of nukes speech yesterday. He is threatening with something he wont do because he doesnt have forces that can do. What is he going to do to iran now, nuke them for removing their money from EU banks. We have a couple of years before iran becomes critical. The EU should be going military. Get those Germans back in uniform and find someone for chirac to surrender to already. mike