Comments on: Obama Shows Empathy Towards Ayatollah ali Khamenei http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/16/obama-shows-empathy-towards-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/ A smaller government is a better government. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Windroot http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/16/obama-shows-empathy-towards-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/#comment-696 Windroot Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:50:12 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1381#comment-696 What's the old political adage: when your enemy is busy shooting himself in the foot just stand back and watch. Obama has nothing to gain with an overheated response to events in Iran. The smart play is to let events unfold with a gentle nudge here and there. As opposed to domestic politics where we have a lot of mules who require a good whack on the head with a two by four to get their attention :) What’s the old political adage: when your enemy is busy shooting himself in the foot just stand back and watch. Obama has nothing to gain with an overheated response to events in Iran. The smart play is to let events unfold with a gentle nudge here and there.

As opposed to domestic politics where we have a lot of mules who require a good whack on the head with a two by four to get their attention :)

]]> By: Hans http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/16/obama-shows-empathy-towards-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/#comment-695 Hans Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:14:07 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1381#comment-695 H. I've travelled, and still doing so, a lot. Been to often in the Middle East to keep my mouth shut. Millions were killed because life doesn't count for Arabs and extreme muslims. In 10 years the oil fields are dwellep up. Do you think they, the Arabs, will be still important? Billions of € are spent to keep dictators sharp. Break with it, the volcano erupts once and a while like in 1979 in Iran. In 1980 I told myself, not the commies are the enemy, the extreme muslims! Dubai is the exemption here. And give Persia back its own heritage. a good blog: plateau of iran .-= Hans´s last blog ..<a href="http://internationmusing.blogspot.com/2009/06/situation-in-iran-cartoon.html" rel="nofollow">The situation in Iran (cartoon)</a> =-. H.
I’ve travelled, and still doing so, a lot. Been to often in the Middle East to keep my mouth shut. Millions were killed because life doesn’t count for Arabs and extreme muslims.
In 10 years the oil fields are dwellep up. Do you think they, the Arabs, will be still important? Billions of € are spent to keep dictators sharp. Break with it, the volcano erupts once and a while like in 1979 in Iran. In 1980 I told myself, not the commies are the enemy, the extreme muslims!
Dubai is the exemption here. And give Persia back its own heritage.
a good blog: plateau of iran
.-= Hans´s last blog ..The situation in Iran (cartoon) =-.

]]> By: Harrison http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/16/obama-shows-empathy-towards-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/#comment-694 Harrison Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:02:20 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1381#comment-694 The Iran/Iraq war was able to happen because of the money and arms the U.S. provided Iraq while the Soviets picked Iran. Millions were killed and I don't think this sort of thing will happen again. Before the British carved it up, Kuwait used to be a part of Iraq as well. Still, you are correct when you say the hatred of America and Israel unites the Arabs. I'm just not so sure America can "sit it out" or what that would really mean. After all, we give billions in aid every year to Jordan, Egypt, and Israel in addition to propping up the Saudis with military support. The Iran/Iraq war was able to happen because of the money and arms the U.S. provided Iraq while the Soviets picked Iran. Millions were killed and I don’t think this sort of thing will happen again. Before the British carved it up, Kuwait used to be a part of Iraq as well. Still, you are correct when you say the hatred of America and Israel unites the Arabs. I’m just not so sure America can “sit it out” or what that would really mean. After all, we give billions in aid every year to Jordan, Egypt, and Israel in addition to propping up the Saudis with military support.

]]> By: Harrison http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/16/obama-shows-empathy-towards-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/#comment-693 Harrison Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:59:31 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1381#comment-693 Excellent point but remember, Obama said in Cairo that the U.S. would not "interfere" in the internal affairs of another country. Excellent point but remember, Obama said in Cairo that the U.S. would not “interfere” in the internal affairs of another country.

]]> By: Hans http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/06/16/obama-shows-empathy-towards-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/#comment-691 Hans Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:29:39 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1381#comment-691 H. Maybe you have to watch the different members of the Arab L. once, together. They are insulting, disagreeing, threatening etc. continously. Can you mention one alliance between two different Arab countries? How many people were killed during Iran-Iraq war, Kuwait-Iraq war, Palestinian-Jordan war, Lebanon-Syrian war, L?biyan-Egyptian war....(and not mention the wars behind the scenes) There is one thing which unites them, anger at Israel and the USA of Bush. There is no modern Islam, but there are moderated muslims. .-= Hans´s last blog ..<a href="http://internationmusing.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-opening-june-17.html" rel="nofollow">Day Opening - June 17</a> =-. H.
Maybe you have to watch the different members of the Arab L. once, together. They are insulting, disagreeing, threatening etc. continously.
Can you mention one alliance between two different Arab countries?
How many people were killed during Iran-Iraq war, Kuwait-Iraq war, Palestinian-Jordan war, Lebanon-Syrian war, L?biyan-Egyptian war….(and not mention the wars behind the scenes) There is one thing which unites them, anger at Israel and the USA of Bush.
There is no modern Islam, but there are moderated muslims.
.-= Hans´s last blog ..Day Opening – June 17 =-.

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