My Opinion on Iran & N. Korea ...
Iran and North Korea are causing a lot of confusion and strife in the World. From the president of Iran declaring "Israel must be wiped off the map" to the leader of North Korea testing long-range missiles while both countries, against requests from World leaders, continue to pursue uranium enrichment. What is the right course of action? Who must take the lead on this issue of nuclear technologies?
What do Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Kim Jung-Il really want?
There has been a lot of news coverage with the same story. Basically, the United Nations has told both leaders to cease & desist their nuclear ambitions. But, how would we feel if the U.N. told us to stop our nuclear ambitions? Has anyone sat down with either or both leaders to discuss what it is they really want? Has anyone stopped to listen to what it is they really need? They're obviously trying, and succeeding, to get our attention. But, why? If we don't take the time to listen, then we can only ass-u-me we know what it is they truly want ... and we could be dead wrong.
Have we learned no lessons from our past?
According to an article in the Iran Daily, dated August 6, 2006:
"[Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali] Larijani emphasized that the root cause of unrest in the region is the US attitude."
"'We have been informed that the US ambassador to Iraq (Zalmay Khalilzad) has held talks with the leaders of Iraqi terrorist groups and urged them to shift their policy and focus their operations on Iran and Iraqi Shiites, instead of the US,' he said."
We have purportedly played Iran against Iraq and Iraq against Iran when it has been thought to be in our best interest in the past. We armed Iran to fight Iraq, and when Iran went overboard & took U.S. hostages, we armed Iraq to help them defeat Iran. So, is it so unthinkable that the terrorists we call our enemies are now the ones with whom we are trying to make into our allies against Iran?
I am in no way saying Mr. Larijani is stating the truth or if he really has proper information of such a conversation. But, I am saying that his claims are not far fetched, based on our past behavior. Regardless, this sort of activity - getting in bed with the enemy - has got to stop once and for all. It haunts us in the end, every time, and it deteriorates our integrity completely.
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