You've completely disregarded how Islamic cultures behaved when they were "top dog". Had the Muslim nations not been degraded by the time of the Industrial Revolution there is no reason to think they too would not have let Nationalism lead them down the same path.
TEHRAN (FNA)- The wife of Martyr Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan Behdast, who was assassinated by Mossad agents in Tehran in January, reiterated on Tuesday that her husband sought the annihilation of the Zionist regime wholeheartedly.
What an incredible assertion, a disappointing exercise in greedy reductionism. Our allies regularly disregard US interests when they conflict with their own.
EU criticism of sanctions have been quite vocal, and quite commonly include accusations of hypocrisy as the US does not support EU desires for sanctions on Israel. EU Member States have threatened counter response in the WTO. ILSA particularly is one of their regular targets.
AIPAC could disappear off the face of the Earth tomorrow and there would be no radical change in ME politics.
Ron, you link us to RT, a Russian propaganda machine?
But if you wish to take them at face value you should check their top page article today. Apparently they do not share your belief that there is no serious opposition or that peaceful protesters were not being mown down.
China seems to be be suffering cognitive dissonance, advancing state sovereignty as a cover for their own abuses but which conflicts with their desire to achieve economic alliance among bad actors.
The region's other bad actors do not support Syrian genocide, nor do they support a nuclear arms race. It is a shame Iran's nuclear program has its defenders in the West.
Iran's pursuit of nukes is based on deterrence. Deterrence in the sense of not being the next Iraq.
And deterrence to give them cover to expand their proxy war investments. Too many folks seem to miss this second driver.
An Iran with a nuke umbrella can give Lebanon to Syria, give the incipient Kurdistan to both Turkey and Iraq, and make the West Bank and South Israel into a concrete junkyard.
You've completely disregarded how Islamic cultures behaved when they were "top dog". Had the Muslim nations not been degraded by the time of the Industrial Revolution there is no reason to think they too would not have let Nationalism lead them down the same path.
> The American Israel Public Affairs Committee,
> which ought to be a registered foreign agent,
It's possible to make a solid accurate point without resorting to Elders of Zion crazy.
If only Gaza shared a border with another country that could break this blockade...
Permits for solar panels are required in most parts of the US.
On the other hand we see information like this:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010175602
TEHRAN (FNA)- The wife of Martyr Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan Behdast, who was assassinated by Mossad agents in Tehran in January, reiterated on Tuesday that her husband sought the annihilation of the Zionist regime wholeheartedly.
What an incredible assertion, a disappointing exercise in greedy reductionism. Our allies regularly disregard US interests when they conflict with their own.
EU criticism of sanctions have been quite vocal, and quite commonly include accusations of hypocrisy as the US does not support EU desires for sanctions on Israel. EU Member States have threatened counter response in the WTO. ILSA particularly is one of their regular targets.
AIPAC could disappear off the face of the Earth tomorrow and there would be no radical change in ME politics.
Wonderful. A chart completely without context using lots of scary red colors. Taken from a book notorious for ignoring context.
Espionage and strategies of tension are ugly. The US has every right, in fact obligation, to defend itself in like manner. The alternative is war.
"Adventures" like Vietnam and Iraq were completely self-destructive. But the alternative is not complete dismissal of the need for covert actions.
Ron, you link us to RT, a Russian propaganda machine?
But if you wish to take them at face value you should check their top page article today. Apparently they do not share your belief that there is no serious opposition or that peaceful protesters were not being mown down.
http://inotv.rt.com/2012-02-08/Ot-vmeshatelstva-Rossii-Sirii-tolko
In another five years, this will be small potatoes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/29/saudi-build-nuclear-weapons-iran
China seems to be be suffering cognitive dissonance, advancing state sovereignty as a cover for their own abuses but which conflicts with their desire to achieve economic alliance among bad actors.
The region's other bad actors do not support Syrian genocide, nor do they support a nuclear arms race. It is a shame Iran's nuclear program has its defenders in the West.
That's why Iran funds proxies. To provoke as much as possible while claiming plausible deniability.
The lesson is we don't have to worry about Iran invading Europe anytime soon.
Unfortunately asymmetrical warfare is an old and pretty effective alternative.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_warfare
Israel is already conducting a vigorous solar policy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Israel
Turkey's is not as vigorous but is evolving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Turkey
A challenge with solar right now is that China has begun to monopolize the manufacturing market.
Iran's pursuit of nukes is based on deterrence. Deterrence in the sense of not being the next Iraq.
And deterrence to give them cover to expand their proxy war investments. Too many folks seem to miss this second driver.
An Iran with a nuke umbrella can give Lebanon to Syria, give the incipient Kurdistan to both Turkey and Iraq, and make the West Bank and South Israel into a concrete junkyard.
The request to postpone (not cancel) originated with Israel.