tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post9122944020720371482..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Obama, Iran and the Revised Missile Defense SystemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-69160517771751377702009-09-29T14:52:10.478-07:002009-09-29T14:52:10.478-07:00"The problem with Iran isn't strategic, i..."The problem with Iran isn't strategic, it's political. Obama gets that. Bush did not."<br /><br />That's *exactly* what I was trying to say, inartfully.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-32629337288753251852009-09-28T14:15:06.583-07:002009-09-28T14:15:06.583-07:00Yeah, Iran even offered significant help against A...Yeah, Iran even offered significant help against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Bush threw it back in their faces. Oops. <br /><br />I agree. The problem with Iran isn't strategic, it's political. Obama gets that. Bush did not.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-29488434054807352562009-09-28T13:21:17.317-07:002009-09-28T13:21:17.317-07:00RBR, I agree: the Cold War is over. We need to st...RBR, I agree: the Cold War is over. We need to stop fighting it. <br /><br />The policy of engagement with Iran started by Clinton in the mid-1990s coincided with its reformist leadership. Iran could have gradually re-entered the world community as prosperity and productive engagement followed one another. But when Bush took office, all that stopped. It was all "axis of evil" and "regime change." The neocon conceit that tough talk would cow Iran was dumb; obviously it would have the opposite effect, as it did. It is always easier to provoke conflict than to defuse it. That is our current task.<br /><br /> We are not naturally competitors with Iran. Everything points to trade rather than military or political competition.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-25694404613858583592009-09-28T04:23:16.609-07:002009-09-28T04:23:16.609-07:00??????????Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-79059479908944525992009-09-27T13:09:45.860-07:002009-09-27T13:09:45.860-07:00The sad thing is, it will take a nuke dropped on a...The sad thing is, it will take a nuke dropped on a US or European city by Iran for anyone to do anything about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hatred for the west. And the first thing that will be said if a nuke is dropped is "It is President Bushes fault" It is amazing that the people in power are always there to point the finger but never there to take the blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com