THE PLANK JANUARY 8, 2008
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In case you missed it because of all the New Hampshire coverage, I encourage everyone to check out Nazila Fahti's New York Times "Memo From Tehran" about the worsening relationship betweeh President Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Khamenei:
There are numerous possible reasons for Mr. Ahmadinejad’s loss of
support, but analysts here all point to one overriding factor: the
United States National Intelligence Estimate
last month, which said Iran had suspended its nuclear weapons program
in 2003 in response to international pressure. The intelligence
estimate sharply reduced the threat of a military strike against Iran,
allowing the Iranian authorities to focus on domestic issues, with
important parliamentary elections looming in March.
--Isaac Chotiner
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It's a shame that hindsight is a selective 20-20. We've had this issue before with Pakistan and N. Korea where we were lied to about their nuclear program and then one day, wham, they test one. The same people who screamed for Bush to take no action on Iran will be screaming about Bush not taking action soon when Iran tests their weapon.
Does anyone think these insanos are still peaceful after charging our Naval Destroyers with speedboats and threatening to blow them up? For all you so called "elites" out there, know that these savages operate in a different era than you - one where might makes right and where they only acknowledge the man with the bigger stick. They tested the west's will by kidnapping those 15 British soldiers. They're trying to test ours. Thank God Bush is in office. As long as he's the man, they won't touch us.
- jwl2672
January 8, 2008 at 6:09pm