Im A Gia Head isn't the one pulling the strings. The mullahs, it seems, do believe in the coming of the 2nd Imam or what ever he's called and do seem to be interested in hastening along his arrival through catastrophic war.Quote from nutmeg:
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My thoughts are basically, Ahmadinejad is bluffing. He wants to be the powerhouse in the ME and the way for him to do this is talk tough on Israel and the US. The other Arabs will believe him, we shouldn't.
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Getting even doesn't work for me if I'm dead.
Just before Bush Jr's invasion of Iraq I was in Mexico. I couldn't get a good internet connection on the phone in the room so the clerk let me use a line at the front desk. Naturally we got to talking. She hailed from South America and was trying to save enough money to return but anyway. She asked me how it was the US could have WMD's and Iraq couldn't? I admit I paused for several silent seconds to come up with a response. It did give me a brief glimpse into how much of the rest of the world viewed us at the time.Quote from CaptainObvious:
Have you considered that perhaps they have the same point of view about us? They are just as entitled to build a defense system as we are. Yes, they have proven themselves to be a violent, war mongering people. So have we. We are in no position to judge what might be the motives of others considering our horrible track record as of late.
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Just before Bush Jr's invasion of Iraq I was in Mexico. I couldn't get a good internet connection on the phone in the room so the clerk let me use a line at the front desk. Naturally we got to talking. She hailed from South America and was trying to save enough money to return but anyway. She asked me how it was the US could have WMD's and Iraq couldn't? I admit I paused for several silent seconds to come up with a response. It did give me a brief glimpse into how much of the rest of the world viewed us at the time.
Quote from CaptainObvious:
Have you considered that perhaps they have the same point of view about us? They are just as entitled to build a defense system as we are. Yes, they have proven themselves to be a violent, war mongering people. So have we. We are in no position to judge what might be the motives of others considering our horrible track record as of late.