The Shotgun Blog
« Leaping to conclusions | Main | Obama lies, protectionists cry? »
Friday, February 29, 2008
MAD won't stop Iranian regime
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) will not scare the Mullahs of Iran, says prominent Mideast scholar Bernard Lewis:
"But with these people in Iran, mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent factor, but rather an inducement," Lewis said. "They feel that they can hasten the final messianic process. This is an extremely dangerous situation of which it is important to be aware."
Very well said. The clerical establishment of Iran welcomes death and has no mercy for its own people or others. Let's not go for another useless cold war with an already bankrupt regime. Help change this criminal regime!
Posted by Winston on February 29, 2008 in International Affairs | Permalink
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/22305/26660816
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference MAD won't stop Iranian regime:
Comments
Winston,
"But with these people in Iran, mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent factor, but rather an inducement,"
I can just hear the howls from the Left on this one.
After the guffaws and backslapping about how far-fetched this sounds to them, they will go back to denouncing those christians for trying to usher in the apocalypse.
Posted by: h2o273kk9 | 29-Feb-08 4:56:38 PM
You can say that again.
Posted by: Brent Weston | 29-Feb-08 5:00:32 PM
Brent/All,
Oops! Sorry for the triple post. Itchy nuclear trigger finger, I guess.
Posted by: h2o273kk9 | 29-Feb-08 5:02:28 PM
:)
Posted by: Brent Weston | 29-Feb-08 5:11:58 PM
Even if Iran put a nuclear bomb on the Pentagon, that does not mean that the United States would drop any nuclear bombs on Iran. This kind of response is a strategy.
Posted by: dewp | 29-Feb-08 5:56:01 PM
It's too bad Iranians don't love their children.
Posted by: philanthropist | 29-Feb-08 7:37:36 PM
I haven't heard "Dream of the Blue Turtles" in a while. Thanks for the suggestion, philanthropist.
Posted by: h2o273kk9 | 29-Feb-08 7:42:37 PM
We believe the Mullahs of Iran are anxious to die in order to bring about an Islamic heavenly end.
Are there no opposing Islamic citizens who are equally fervent and desirous of dying; who would do Islamic suicide bombings to eliminate the "bad Mullahs" currently in charge of Iran (in order to gain Heaven)? Or does this kind of thing only work when done opposing "infidels?"
Is it only the secular Iranians who oppose the ruling Mullahs, and thus the vast bulk of Iranians (presumably Islamic) are "content" with the governmental status quo in Iran?
Could you characterize the Iranian population in rough-guess percentage terms as to how many are Islamists versus how many are secular (Atheist?) versus how many oppose the present government?
And if the present government of Iran was overthrown, what or how would you describe the government that would come in and replace this present government?
Even your worst guesses on these issues would be vastly better than my careful estimates.
Posted by: Conrad-USA | 29-Feb-08 8:04:25 PM
Yesterday's video coverage of self-flagellating shites spoke volumes of an lowly educated barbaric guilt-ridden people- on a par with Christians of the same ilk.
Posted by: DML | 29-Feb-08 11:06:00 PM
"But with these people in Iran, mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent " . Wrong , it is a deterent to the leaders e.g. Saddam . Start targetting them with CIA covert operatives. Stop playing pattycake.
" Help change this criminal regime "
Right, start exterminating the head rats.
Posted by: daveh | 1-Mar-08 10:17:56 AM
"But with these people in Iran, mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent " . Wrong , it is a deterent to the leaders e.g. Saddam . Start targetting them with CIA covert operatives. Stop playing pattycake.
" Help change this criminal regime "
Right, start exterminating the head rats.
Posted by: daveh | 1-Mar-08 10:19:57 AM
I don't see all of the commenter's traffic, which undoubtedly includes a lot of objectionable language and/or drivel which tends to bring the discussion down to the level of cat calls, but I encourage you to leave posted even the most abusive (opposing) opinions.
Don't delete the comments of detractors.
Many of us readers lack the opportunity to assess or even hear the voices on each side of this huge issue.
I am greatly interested in the development of public opinion (as evidenced by actions of the democratically elected government leaders of Iraq) with respect to Iran's present government leaders.
I am interested to see just exactly what the people of Iraq will do with the self determination which they now possess, in their "neighborhood" where Iran and Pakistan are each in a state of high tension and seemingly (to me) to be at opposite ends of the Pro versus Anti American spectrum.
I will be interested to see if Iraq influences those two of its neighbors to move toward (or remain in) a Pro American position, or if Iraq will move to an Anti American position (as part of its diplomatic maneuvering).
Will Iraq influence the region toward freedom (as we Americans view our efforts in ousting Saddaam) or will Iran influence Iraq and Pakistan to move away from alliance with America and take up the direction from Iran's existing government.
I think the balance and the actual ability of these peoples to cast their lot where they wish it to lie is presently at hand.
And when the Presidential election is over at the end of this year, the region will really have the ball in their own court all to themselves.
I view the War on Terrorism in Iraq to be America's Finest Hour (a real gift of the opportunity for freedom to a nation which can influence an entire region toward freedom). I wonder if the Iraqi people value the gift at anywhere near to the price (we) paid?
Posted by: Conrad-USA | 2-Mar-08 10:45:24 AM
Post a comment