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    Also with Iran, i don't have much of an opinion. I mean yeah, its bad what the mad Ayatollah's are doing and the international community has a duty to not do anything that would bolster the position and give succor to the bad guys over there. But then at the same time they have to be careful because if they were seen to be too "active" they could make the situation worse and Iran migth totally shut down like in North Korea, which would be worse for all those concerned, i think.

    Also i feel sorry for Obama cos he was trying to do a "softly softly" reapproach with Iran and it was starting to work a little, but then this shit happens and its caught everyone, even the Ayatollahs on the back foot, so its been really difficult for him to give an effective job. Being president is so darn hard!

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    • exactly. Another thought, if we're too 'active' as you put it, might that not remind Iranians of our involvement in their politicstommyo
    • in the past with the Shah? Thus taking some of the steam out of their movement.tommyo
    • Yes, that's the worse part. The history of the US in Iran is not very nice. As we have seen, Iran is a very segmented societyKhurram
    • society, and there are alot of "progressive" "reasonbalish" voices in the leadership that CAN be reasoned withKhurram
    • in fact, i would bet that its partly Obamas softly softly tactics that has embolned the "reformers" to speak up in the first placeKhurram
    • first -place. We need to be careful not to fuck shit up.Khurram
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