tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post7037207061358867964..comments2024-01-07T04:17:25.735-07:00Comments on Rabid Sanity: NIE versus RealityStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-59787198941739868512007-12-10T16:16:00.000-07:002007-12-10T16:16:00.000-07:001)The US does not care about human rights, in Iran...1)The US does not care about human rights, in Iran or Iraq or anywhere. If the US attacks Iran, it will have nothing to do with their human rights record, which is abysmal. That's just posturing.<BR/><BR/>2) Iran is free to support Hezbollah, or any group without our supervision. The US, after all, funds Israel, and Israel attacks its neighbors with impunity. So we are even on that count, save Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-1315216778548508032007-12-10T14:04:00.000-07:002007-12-10T14:04:00.000-07:00I am sure that the Holocaust cartoon exhibition wa...I am sure that the Holocaust cartoon exhibition was somehow misconstrued as well. Or maybe, the imprisonment of people for speaking their objections to the oppressive theocracy is just a "misunderstanding."<BR/>Sorry, I don't think much of a country with their human rights record is actually going to trump ours. Not to mention the support, funding and training of Hezbullah, which until 9-11 hadStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-71844007671172308072007-12-10T07:45:00.000-07:002007-12-10T07:45:00.000-07:00I've written here and there about what the leaders...I've written here and there about what the leaders of Iran actually say - it's an interesting topic to pursue if you get a chance - the most inflammatory comments by Ahmadinijhad have been American inventions. It's part of the war-hyping effort, to demonize the enemy, put an ugly face on him - just as Americans found it easy to kill Iraqis when all they could see was Saddam's face, so too is the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-68651107693763593642007-12-09T10:16:00.000-07:002007-12-09T10:16:00.000-07:00Your confidence in Iran and Ahmadinijhad over Amer...Your confidence in Iran and Ahmadinijhad over America is most telling. I doubt that you can be dissuaded from that point of view, in spite of what the leadership of Iran actually says.<BR/>Too bad.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-28250337616887265102007-12-09T09:46:00.000-07:002007-12-09T09:46:00.000-07:00In a larger context, the invasion of Iraq was mean...In a larger context, the invasion of Iraq was meant to permanently inject US forces in the region, with long term goals of "stabilizing" the area by threatening and maybe even invading and conquering Iran and Syria. The region is important because it holds so much oil. <BR/><BR/>In order to justify continued US presence there, including permanent bases in Iraq. there has to be a perceived threat,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-53859600113545010632007-12-08T21:36:00.000-07:002007-12-08T21:36:00.000-07:00Mark, I have to apologize for the above retort. Y...Mark, I have to apologize for the above retort. You were kind enough to comment, and did not deserve to be treated dismissively.<BR/>My apologies.<BR/>But, do you really believe the NIE estimate? What if it had come out the other way, as it had in 2005? Would you then believe that they were patriots for forcing the release of classified material that did not support your preconceived notions?<Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-67880190579813525192007-12-08T20:29:00.000-07:002007-12-08T20:29:00.000-07:00Amazing, that once again you are so wonderfully wr...Amazing, that once again you are so wonderfully wrong. The point of the post is that you can't trust anything that those idiots say. They are not necessarily "patriots" if they are playing politics with questionable intel.<BR/>A country that has a secret can keep it from us very easily. Since satellite transits are dictated by physics, it's really not that hard to predict when surveillance Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-69346198780824564612007-12-08T10:15:00.000-07:002007-12-08T10:15:00.000-07:00Cheney and Bush are dead in their tracks, caught i...Cheney and Bush are dead in their tracks, caught in a lie and paralyzed by the report. As I understand it, several people risked going to jail to make the report public, and so stave off another disastrous war. Patriots, we used to call them. Patriots. <BR/><BR/>It's a good day. <BR/><BR/>But I see what you're saying. We should go ahead and attack Iran anyway. Just for the fun of it. That's what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-73711220758386461112007-12-07T17:10:00.000-07:002007-12-07T17:10:00.000-07:00If I were the prez I'd say, hey that's great news,...If I were the prez I'd say, hey that's great news, I'm taking a month off! Only a year left, woohoo! The left would go from "he's a war monger" to "he's a wimp" in 5 sec.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com