Gulf Views on Iran and the West, the Audacious and the Craven, Dr. Strangelove of Arabia, Slim Pickens Anyone?...……….
“The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is discussing Iran's nuclear capabilities just as Israel accused the monitoring body of holding back on its most recent report on Iran. Israel says it "expects the international community to take substantive and prompt steps to halt Iran's military nuclear programme."…….
“But what about Israel's nuclear arsenal? It is a well-known secret that Israel has nuclear capabilities and nuclear weapons. Officially, Israel has a policy of not confirming or denying its nuclear capabilities……”
He is just asking, I think.
The so so:
“In a few days Iranian and European negotiators will meet. I don’t want to say that we are having a repeat of yesterday’s Iraq (but he will anyway), but riding the same train of challenge will lead to the same results......Does Iran face a crisis or an historic opportunity? I think both doors are open.....Iranian are smarter than Saddam Hussein. Iran can reassure the ‘international party’ and she will have to provide a new position with enough transparency and ‘accommodation’ which would reduce tensions.......Otherwise , inflexibility will lead to tougher sanctions and.....remember that since World War II two of every three international sanctions ended with a hot war......”
Except that Saddam Hussein turned out not to have any WMD, and that the evidence may have been fabricated. Even I believed it and cheered on that war in 2003. No more.
The totally craven:
“The Iranian regime is weak internally, its legitimacy reduced after the election crisis......Negotiating with Tehran while she is weak can be dangerous, for the regime may become adventurous in order to divert domestic......Iran may offer to negotiate everything, not just the nuclear issue, in order to reduce pressure and preempt an Israeli military strike......That means we should watch Hezbullah, Iran’s most loyal follower and agent......we must also not forget Hamas......”
This chap sounds like a member of the Netanyahu-Lieberman (Avigdor, not Joe) cabinet. Okay, no negotiations according to this editor. Does this mean he, or his Highness his boss who owns the newspaper, is volunteering with the first military strike force that flies over the Persian Plateau toward Qom? Ever see Dr. Strangelove? Slim Pickens anyone?
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