Three factors: 1. Serious mistakes of the West. Old strategies a la "Old-Europe-Rumsfield" (a future classic right next to "If you cross the Halys River, you will destroy a great empire"-Croesus) with - cynical - short term goals and multithousand-year history of, well, proven failure: strengthen Hamas against PLO; strengthen Mujahedeen/Taliban against Russia; strengthen Saddam, then destroy him, against Iran;... Ahem, it`s shameful. 2. International development and subsequent change in world hegemonies. 3. Iran has an agenda and knows how to act on it. As opposed to most countries in the ME.
I understand the anger and shouting. It`s frightening, considering the anti-Semite, women and minority hater Ahmadinejad becoming so powerful. But folks, it`s time for a reality check. Western patronizing and violent colonialism is over. Pathetic insistence will further strengthen the worst possible opponents. It only meets anger and ridicule all over the World. Even in Singapore! Fashion that. |
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