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Old 06-11-2009, 10:38 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Willravel View Post
Jazz, was that a response to me or roachboy?
Sorry, that was meant for you, Will.

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RB, there is some truth to your point, but that doesn't change the fact that one of the basic pillars of Iranian politics is anti-Americanism. It is a polarity that allows the clerics to stay in power and one of the reasons that true detente won't happen. It is in their best interest to keep a public level of animosity going even if both countries are working in concert for a mutual interest behind the scenes.

Were there to be a surprise treaty between the US and Iran announced this afternoon, the very first thing that I would mention is the Molotov/Rippentrop Treaty. Two polar opposits buying time for an unavoidable conflict. I'm not saying that a US/Iranian war is inevitable (it's not in Iran's interest to allow a shooting war to start) but that is in the Iranian interest to use the US as a scapegoat for any problems.
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