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Originally Posted by hiredgun
I'm a little boggled by this.
Your position is beyond ironic in that it basically boils down to: "We've done tons of horrible things to this man and his people. Therefore he can't be trusted."
More importantly, do you really think that the determining factor in US-Irani relations is Ahmedinejad's personal capacity for forgiveness?
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Moskie just commented on getting bogged down with semantics. So I am not sure how to respond without offending me, you or him especially since this is when I would usually use an analogy to help clearify matters. But I will try so no one suffers to much.
My position is that, if for what ever reason, someone hates me or a friend, and then they say they want to help me or a friend. My first response is distrust. I am not saying I wont accept what appears to be a positive gesture or encourage my friend to, but I would be more careful than usual. I am surprised that you seem to suggest that you would respond differently or that you think my position is some how odd. I think this is a reality. I think there are many everyday occurances were anyone would personally respond in the same way.
Amedinejad is the representative leader of his country. He is the mouth piece for millions of people. So the issue is not simply about Amedinejad because I think he is representative of the majority of people in his country. It is true however, that if he has the capacity to forgive and move forward, and he doesn't get removed from office, I would take that as a positive sign for the entire country.
However with Amedinejad, all you have to do is read what he says when he is not "speaking" directly to the world media. To date he has not done or has he "said" anything that would make want to trust him. Can you think of anything?