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Originally Posted by Elphaba
I would welcome a clarification of the "why."
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1) Iran would not publically maintain the position of wanting to destroy Isreal if they sincerely wanted to establish diplomatic relations with the US and the rest of the world - if they truely wanted to end the stand off on "nuclear power".
2) The US has made it clear that we would not recognize or support Hamas as long has Hamas supports terrorism, Iran supports Hamas and in the letter criticizes the US for not recogonizing or supporting the elected Hamas government.
3) Muslim leaders look for moral justification for war. The letter outlines Iran's moral justification for standing against a nation that has done and continues to do evil, from their point of view.
4) Reasonable people would not use a public letter intended to embarass the other party as an attempt to open the lines of communication. Real diplomacy happens "behind the scences".
5) The US has made it clear that Iran must stop its nuclear program before diplomacy. A sincere appeal for diplomacy would involve a willingness to at least freeze the nuclear program in Iran. They have nothing to loose by stating a willingness to freeze the program and initiate talks.
6) Iranian hatered of the US runs deep, and goes back at minimum 30 years, and I would bet even further through the US supported reign of the Shah. Nothing has changed that would have an affect on the level of hate.
7) The initial letter parrots many criticisms commonly made against the US and Bush in the media here and around the world. Those criticisms have no value in establishing diplomatic relations.