On Jun 14, 2010, at 12:31 PM, Peter Ward wrote:
> The way Westerners talk of Iranian dissent today reminds me of the
> same talking of Soviet and Eastern European dissent in the day.
> Internal political conflict is being exploited by the West so it can
> weaken the country to conquer it. For this reason, the price of
> religious fundamentalism for resisting US conquest may be the best
> that can be hoped for in the present situation. And those serious
> about Iran's future need to focus on US foreign policy not internal
> Iranian policy, of which we have no control.
>
> Instead hatred of the Iranian regime is being used to soften
> liberals and many on the left to some kind of US military action--
> they're monsters, even if the US is acting cynically, who cares is
> monsters parish.
So you can't think two things at the same time, eh? Common problem, I guess.
Doug