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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
So I take it you're raising your hand to go and begin talks with the iranians?
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Negotiation is fine as long as you know what you're trying to get and what you're not willing to give up. It is one aspect of a full containment strategy.
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Maybe a thousand years ago. You forget they stormed our embassy and held Americans for 444 days?
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No, I didn't forget and I'm all for a hardline. I'm just saying it needs to be well-considered because you don't want to solve one problem and cause three more. Especially if the problem you solved was more manageable than the problems you create.
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I spoke persian and was taught by two female iranians, they both hated the religious government. Care to guess why?
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I'm sure they did and I'm sure I don't blame them a lick. A friend of mine is a brilliant astrophysicist who was chased out by those fools. But thats part of my point (one I probably didn't make in enough detail the first time)...the fact that a significant amount (if not a majority) of the population (especially the urban population) is cosmopolitan and does not like the theocracy is a source of leverage to be used as part of a comprehensive containment policy.
I'm not defending the Iranian government. I'm talking about how best to handle them.
The original point I was making was to contrast the Iranian hardline government with the jihadists. Its not that one is our enemy and one isn't. They're both our enemies. But, I believe, the jihadis are an existential threat and as such require faster harsher measures than the Iranians who (at present) aren't much different than any other despotic nation-state throughout history.
As for getting tired of me...I don't know what to say really. I'm a guest and will leave without question if you want, but wouldn't you rather have a good exchange than chase me off?