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I went tubing down the Salt River when I was in Phoenix. I highly recommend it. Just remember to wear sunscreen on your back, worst sunburn of my life from forgetting that.
Oh yeah, there are massive protests in Iran that might be a little bit more important in the grand scheme of things... Why do I get a feeling that the same thing would have happened in our major cities if McCain had won last Nov? I do think that there was a little bit of corruption going on, but if the media over covers this, it will give us the impression that 90% of Iranians want to embrace a more moderate Iran (They probably wouldn't want to go as far as the Netherlands for instance). And I'm not sure that is factual.
Then again, I'm not sure what should be done. Diplomatically you can not recognize the election. I don't think the young people will be able to overthrow those in power unless they get the military and police to join them (and if it was a fake election they might). But violence probably won't help things get straighten out.
And I don't know what will be done with Iran's nuclear program, and that is a decision that is above my pay grade.
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