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Originally Posted by roachboy
uh...no ace. i think what guyy's asking you is to shift your argument away from making statements about your abstract conception of how american power should work--you know, restating a condensed apology for neo-con ideology---and instead make arguments that actually involve iran, the situation there, the political arrangement--something that refers to the putative object of this discussion--which is not just your general position restated.
so try that, if you like.
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I stated why I would not apologize. There is no complicated reason other than what I posted:
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...I would not enter into "engagements" with an apology for things that occurred in a different era at a request. I would consider the request a "red herring", an attempt to gain leverage in negotiations....
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I perceive Ahmadinejad as a shrewd and calculating person. I would not let him assume control. His request for an apology, in my view, is not a sincere request. And like I have been saying if the US makes errors militarily or in foreign policy an apology should be given when it is due with sincerity.
And, I can not make anyone care about my reason. If I gave a long list of reasons, that were not my reason what does that prove. Nothing. I still don't understand.