tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post4933833049867450559..comments2024-02-23T03:29:54.261-05:00Comments on The Unreligious Right: A U.S. Apology to IranUNRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-50995653153710996222009-01-29T23:43:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:43:00.000-05:00They do not understand that the leaders of Iran ar...<I>They do not understand that the leaders of Iran are fanatics who want to kill us or forcibly convert us to their brand of Islam.</I><BR/><BR/>It's a welcome change to have leaders who don't "understand" things which no expert would agree with. Foreign Policy has described Iran's regime as a conservative sultanate headed by Khamenei, interested in increasing its stature within a realist framework rather than fomenting apocalypse. Iranian dissidents seem to believe the same thing; for instance, Azar Nafisi has basically portrayed him as brazen and power-hungry, comparing him negatively with the more fanatical Khomeini.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-13476169723522998902009-01-29T07:45:00.000-05:002009-01-29T07:45:00.000-05:00Barack Obama is trying to be nice to fanatics in t...<A HREF="http://bloggingredneck.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Barack Obama is trying to be nice to fanatics in the hope they will kill us last</A><BR/><BR/>Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are preparing to write a nice "make up" letter to Iran. They do not understand that the leaders of Iran are fanatics who want to kill us or forcibly convert us to their brand of Islam.Bluegrass Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692965298692361473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-80021396064879994342009-01-28T19:44:00.000-05:002009-01-28T19:44:00.000-05:00I'm sorry. That of course makes the two situations...I'm sorry. That of course makes the two situations totally different.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-22519182357007940532009-01-28T17:48:00.000-05:002009-01-28T17:48:00.000-05:00I wasn't aware that Iran was originally colonized ...I wasn't aware that Iran was originally colonized by the US.<BR/><BR/>That must be what they're teaching in the schools these days.Ofc. Krupkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703990784067028508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-4118631433611358682009-01-28T15:25:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:25:00.000-05:00We apologize for withdrawing our support for the S...<I>We apologize for withdrawing our support for the Shah.</I><BR/><BR/>Nice snark, but that's really no different from a British apology to the US that starts with "We apologize for not declaring war on the Union during your Civil War."Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com