> let others who know what they are doing You mean you cowardly, limp-wristed, fifth column, anti-American, adolescent lib/Dems? ROTFLMAO!!!!
On Nov 20, 4:27 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Iranians are just one more example of a missed opportunity > cause by the errant war of unprovoked aggression in Iraq. > > Yet you myopic ignorant Bush Republicans can't see the damage > you caused with your 'enlightened' policies. > > You had your chance, you FUCKED EVERYTHING UP, > now shut the fuck up and let others who know what they are > doing fixed the huge fucking mess you guys created! > > On Nov 20, 1:19 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > an Iraqi-American alliance because a majority of Iraqi perfer us as > > allies to countries like Saudi Arabia, Syria, or Iran... > > >http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/sadr-takes-aim-at-new-us-iraq-agreement/2/ > > > >>> I think the fact that prominent Sadrist leader Hazim Aaraji said they > > >>> were shocked by the developments reflects the complexity of Iran’s > > >>> manipulation of Sadr and the SIIC by letting the latter agree on the > > >>> deal while encouraging the former to oppose it — a miniature > > >>> carrot-and-stick game. I doubt the Iranians are happy with the > > >>> agreement per se; they are only happy with their self-proclaimed > > >>> ability to play Iraqi Shiite parties against one another. I would even > > >>> say that Iranians are doing exactly what diplomacy textbooks would > > >>> instruct regarding presenting one’s own chips. What they didn’t > > >>> understand of the textbooks, though, is that they also need to know how > > >>> much the person across the table is interested in those chips. In fact, > > >>> Iran is overlooking the fact that across the table sit more than > > >>> America alone, when it comes to the nuclear question. > > > What the Iranians don’t understand is that their carrots and sticks > > are not big enough to change world opinion on their nuclear ambitions. > > There is a multitude of states that couldn’t care less about American > > success in Iraq but to whom Iran’s going nuclear is a red line — the > > nuclear issue is not a U.S.-Iran duel on Iraqi soil. > > > Anyway, I think the Iraqi decision to accept the deal was a result of > > the tough stance of the American administration. This actually > > surprised Iraqis who were used to a softer American tone. Moreover, > > many parties in Baghdad have matured to deal pragmatically and > > realistically with the issue of a strategic partnership with America — > > America is the best ally we could possibly have. Even though Iran > > holds a few strings, most of the strings now are in more capable Iraqi > > hands backed by the mighty United States of America.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
