tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post1429907291634548505..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Rouhani articulates Iran's position on Syria and the war against ISIL/Al-QaedaNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-1441385364602358362015-09-29T11:10:46.978-04:002015-09-29T11:10:46.978-04:00Well, yeah, that's true.Well, yeah, that's true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487209897174949600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-3588649224500053612015-09-29T10:31:29.552-04:002015-09-29T10:31:29.552-04:00With all due respect, I disagree. There is a signi...With all due respect, I disagree. There is a significant difference between a position espoused by a senator or a conspiracy theorist than by the head of state and the head of military ops in the region. Those are the official positions of the country. Nader Uskowihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-84295964738944036552015-09-29T08:30:25.997-04:002015-09-29T08:30:25.997-04:00And let's not forget the senator who said &quo...And let's not forget the senator who said "Al-Qaeda is mostly Shia", or the wild accusations by Netanyahu and his friends at Congress, things like "Iran's constitution calls for worldwide Jihad".<br /><br />Propaganda is propaganda. It's always better (politically) to make it look like all your enemies are one united block, even when they're not. Just come here to the Arab world and listen to all the crap about Iran and Israel staging the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah war "to make it look like Shias and Jews are enemies", or "the U.S staging the 1979 revolution in Iran to install a Shia regime that would undermine Sunni U.S allies"!<br /><br />Oh, and make no mistake, these conspiracy theories are held by thinkers, journalists and even members of parliament!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487209897174949600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-70042047008531096882015-09-29T08:20:23.618-04:002015-09-29T08:20:23.618-04:00I agree we have to get their positions right. Best...I agree we have to get their positions right. Best thing is to listen what they say, at the highest level of leadership. I don't believe there is much of a mystery interpreting what Ayatollah Khamenei and Gen. Soleimani meant when after Mosul they said that the U.S. military is aiding and even arming ISIL in Iraq (even used the example of U.S. helo dropping arms for ISIL). It is that position which is out of touch with the realities on the ground, and probably is based on their anti-U.S. ideology than on facts. <br /><br />As important as knowing the right positions, I am curious how do you interpret their position regarding creation of ISIL by the U.S. BTW, you brought up that position in your own post here!<br /><br />Nader Uskowihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-23361093297647932062015-09-29T00:25:03.402-04:002015-09-29T00:25:03.402-04:00The Iranian military and conservative establishmen...The Iranian military and conservative establishment react in similar fashion to U.S. claims of Iran harboring Al-Qaeda leadership, as part of a "3 dimensional chessboard." The accusations coming from either direction are met with the same level of indignance.<br /><br />The Rouhani administration is posturing that they expected a greater level of regional cooperation with the Obama administration, post-signage of JCPOA. They say they're disappointed. <br /><br />I have to state, I am merely identifying Iranian positions, not endorsing them. For various reasons, it is hard to find accurate renderings of Iranians political and military positions. Most times their positions are misread or their motives incorrectly judged. <br /><br />We can certainly disagree with their positions or take exception to their motives. But in my humble opinion, it's important to get these positions and motives correct, in the first place.Mark Pyruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595161519097596575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-90589951932396041882015-09-28T19:35:41.547-04:002015-09-28T19:35:41.547-04:00It's more than that. Senior Iranian leaders so...It's more than that. Senior Iranian leaders soon after the fall of Mosul suggested that ISIL was created by the U.S. and went as far as saying that U.S. helicopters were landing in newly captured territories to deliver arms to ISIL. Iran's supreme leader and General Qasemi have both talked about ISIL as an organization created by the U.S. The Shia militia organizations in Iraq, those under Quds Force command, keep saying that the U.S. has created ISIL and is arming it and its airstrikes against ISIL are phony, used to fool the people in Iraq and elsewhere in the region. This is not propaganda. This is craziness.<br />Nader Uskowihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-59098417107668789732015-09-28T14:46:35.742-04:002015-09-28T14:46:35.742-04:00It's not ignorance, it's propaganda. Probl...It's not ignorance, it's propaganda. Problem with this propaganda is that security leaks from America itself suggest it.<br /><br />Now I'm not saying those leaks are accurate, in fact, they're probably very exaggerated. I'm just saying the efforts to topple Assad (just like Assad's own actions) may have in fact helped ISIS.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487209897174949600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-72894475886890181942015-09-28T07:54:46.102-04:002015-09-28T07:54:46.102-04:00Iran's military and conservative establishment...Iran's military and conservative establishment that accuses the U.S. of outright support of ISIL and Al-Qaeda, as noted in this post, must be operating in a parallel universe, and that's dangerous; ignorance coupled with power.Nader Uskowihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-1870104362105552072015-09-28T04:29:15.135-04:002015-09-28T04:29:15.135-04:00I have a feeling that Mr Rouhani will recall his m...I have a feeling that Mr Rouhani will recall his meeting with Mr Evo Morales of Bolivia as the high point of his trip to the UN Assembly . Otherwise , a very impressive array of world leaders who actually don't mind being photographed shaking hand with Mr Rouhani , unlike his predecessor Mr Ahmadi-nejad whom everybody seemed trying to avoid .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com