tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post2281580263713007994..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Ahmadinejad on Iran's world presenceNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-50535144939048391302010-03-14T19:34:23.651-04:002010-03-14T19:34:23.651-04:00Iran and Israel may be suffering from the two most...Iran and Israel may be suffering from the two most puffed up regimes on earth at the moment. (Is "puffed up" a valid technical term in political science?) The people of both countries are suffering from their leaders' pretensions, and Washington is unfortunately feeding those egos.<br /><br />Washington needs carefully considered policy toward each of these two dangerous countries, but it does not necessarily need to talk endlessly about either how horrible or how wonderful any particular leaders may be.<br /><br />If Washington officials kept quiet, I would of course have less to blog about, and that would be a pity. However, U.S. and global security would be strengthened if Washington stopped treating Ahmadinejad and Netanyahu like 10-foot-tall supermen. Politicians who ride their own hot air into office will disappear if they are ignored.<br /><br />Drop the rhetoric, do your homework, work with moderate folks who offer reasoned ideas (e.g., Lula, Erdogan), and focus on changing the real situation on the ground.William deB. Millshttp://shadowedforest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com