Are we partly to blame for creating the monster in Ahmadinejad?
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Ahmadinejad's election is the product of a number of factors, the most important of which are the domestic failures of the reformists in power prior to him and the US invasion of Iraq.\n\nHis strategy regarding nuclear arms is a smart one.  He has seen that the international community has no ability to enforce nuclear non-proliferation policies (as exemplified by the non-response to India and Pakistan's unsanctioned entry into the Nuclear Club).  He has also seen that seemingly irrational dictators get a wide latitude as well in the international community (Kim Jong-il).  As long as a leader makes clear that he'd sacrifice as much of his population as needed to damage attackers it gives the US pause.  Americans do not take military casualties lightly.  We would not condone a prospective bloodbath.\n\nSo, Ahmadinejad knows that the US does not have the political will to support another conflict in that region.  The US does not have any difficulty dealing with the military aspects of invading Iran.  Frankly we could probably topple the government with less effort than it took to take out Saddam's regime.  After all, Iraq under Saddam was the greatest military power in the Middle East.  But with Bush's approval rating in the toilet and international opinion against him, he could not "win the peace" once the Islamist government was toppled.\n\nInternal agitators, like the bloggers and students who have been speaking out against the excesses of the government, and the Israelis are, in my opinion, the most likely to be able to restrain Ahmadinejad.  The Europeans are worthless.  Russia and China are happy to encourage his efforts.
858676
Uh...  I doubt it.  This is like saying the Germans were as evil as Hitler. \n\nNo.  Evil people are responsible for their acts.  People who are unwittingly duped are victims like, well... the victims.
866335
the usa gave him the wepons to kill iranians . iran had a demcractaly elected leader in the fiftys who was very populr but he wanted to nationalise it oil so the americans sent the cia over to sort him out then they put a puppet called the shah in power the people of iran revolted against him and a guy called ayatulla homeni came in to power he critised america for what it done in its country. the americans didnt like that so they gave saddam all the wepones he wanted so he can kill all the iranians for the americans.(and the iranians still want to be friends with the usa after all that) but the usa dont want to be friends they just want control over the oil because the world is at peak oil supply now.and who ever has control over oil wll have all the power .\n\nand the uk and the usa are still supporting dictators and tortures in central asia thats where all the oil is now but afganistan was the only thing standing in its way but now that has been sorted out . why do you think the ussr was fighting over a land that has nothing but mountains and heroin? .so they can lay a pipe line to the sea .in some of countrys in central asia the goverments are blatently killing its opposion politicans and human rights actavists . i live in the uk and a lot of people are showing evidence of this to our goverment but they are brushing it aside just like they did with saddam. even the british ambasodor to uzbekistan coplaind to the uk goverment about the torture he was told to shut up and got trandferred to a nother embassy. as long as you are freindly with the usa then you can do this. and they will give you all the wepons you need to do there dirty work.
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NO! I don't think so! though he was a tyrant..but almost every politician is. BUT why the americans to judge?????? Who are they to decide? That's none of their business! It would've been better if they could examine what's going on in the USA and then to "put their finger into smb. else's pie".  Some Americans still can't remember how to write it correctly - Iran or Iraq........
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Yes, because they are fooled by their socialist master. He gives them a hut, long lines for free food and they think he's great. But let them talk bad about him like they do here about Bush and they get years in prison. Wonderful man like Castro and the Iranian idiot.
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They need something over there to be bombed.  I think a few cruise missiles are in order simply to wake up ahmadinejad and scare the sheet out of him.  There must be some actions and repercussions for what they are doing.  If there aren't, why would they ever stop?  It needs to be done now BEFORE they have a nuclear arsenal.  Same goes for north korea.
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Carter taught us a lesson that I strongly suspect most of the democrats I talk to either don't remember or don't want to remember.\n\nHe tried, unsuccessfully, negotiating, appeasing and diplomacy  with the Islamic radicals that held American hostages for 14 months in Iran.\n\nWith this in mind, why would the subject of trying to talk with these nut bags even be on the table?\n\nReasonable discussion takes reasonable people. It is not reasonable to threaten death to all who question your demented beliefs - or to kill thousands of innocent people to further your ideology.\n\nI don't honestly believe the Islamic radicals need any scape goat or even a reason for their tactics - one cannot ascribe logic or even a cause and effect relation to a psychopath.
764011
Absurd. Reagan lacked the authority to do that. The timing was due to the fact that the Iranians had contempt for Carter but they feared Reagan.
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I dont know \nbut it is a big lie because hitler has killed many people but is Ahmadinejad kill anybody\nYou never can compare Hitler with ahmadinejad not only ahmadinejad of course u cant compare hitler with any body\ni dont like ahmadi nejad but i think he isnt very bad man \nbecause most of the iranain people love him but are the german people love Hitler \nIranian people have rote Ahmadinejad in the election and he has got more than 15000000 rate but what about hitler....\nthanks alot\ni hope u get ur answer
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The idea here is that systems are created by people and not single individuals. The Iranian people by whatever reason rosed against the regime of the Shah in 1979 to usher in the current system.For the past 26 years the story has been to change again, one wonders whether Iranians have not understood their action well when the topple the Monarchy in 1979. At any rate it seems the current govt is having as much support and enemies from in and out side. With the current deadlock one could but only think the regime can survive if the people fighting it continue to be divided. The strength of any sysytem lies in the unity of its people and thier loyality towards the establishment.
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He didn't get blamed..GMAB....besides he was given a full pardon by Bush Sr.\n\nHe took over where RM left off.....who had done the deal thru Israel.\n\nON came up with a hair brain idea to sell arms directly to Iran and to funnel the money to Nicaraguan guerrilla fighters....in hopes there would be no money trail...obviously that didn't work.\n\nOh...and they sold drugs too
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i believe the Iranian President is kinda radical crazy and is pretty much hellbent on controlling other countries in the middle east,Everyone knows he wont be happy till they have nucks,and I believe he will use them, unfortunately for the Iranian people most countries believe that also.He's probably Hitler reincarnate.
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Not really.  Though the president of Iran was one of the terrorists that kidnapped and held American hostages, that is about as far as the link goes.
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Firstly,I am an Asian and I think your attitude toward the Middle-East is very condescending.I hope you realize that this "blowing up" will result in a loss of miilions of human lives?To answer you question,my response is no.If Iran were to get nuclear weapons it is unlikely that they will target their mainly Islamic neighbours since Iran is an Islamic Republic.Israel however would probably be the first to be attacked by Iran.The Jewish State however has also equipped itself with nuclear technology and would doubtless retaliate as soon as possible.As a result more nuclear-equipped countries would be dragged into the fray perhaps resulting in a much-feared nuclear holocaust.And as for "letting" Iran get nuclear weapons it is possible that they already have a nuclear arsenal.President Ahmadinejad is probably just trying to incite America into invading his nation so that he has an excuse to launch a nuclear attack against the latter.
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maddy005, you can't expect all these liberals to be able to understand your instructions that this is to conservatives only.  To answer your question, Americans have not created false propaganda about Iran.  If you believe that it is false propaganda that is coming out right now, it's important for you to know who is putting out this false propaganda.  It's the evil International Atomic Energy Agency.  Also, Iran is building nuclear weapons while simultaneously calling for the destruction of Israel.  That doesn't sound like defending themselves to me, that sounds like murdering millions of people.
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You live in Iran and can't spell his name correctly?  It's Ahmadinejad, moron.  BTW, don't like him.
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If you make a mistake, do you clean it up or do you let it be?\n\nWe created Iraq by giving him military support durning the Iraq-Iran war. \nWe also created Iran through giving a dictator our support to opress his people. \n\nWe are responsible for Saddam's military appetite and the Islamic government taking power in Iran. \n\nWe made a mess and we need to clean it up.\n\nCountry girl you are right, We were attacked by radical Islam on 9/11 and we are fighting radical Islam in Iraq. Yes they are connected!!!