In Christopher's latest Slate bit he advances two notions
1. "Iranian leaders will always believe Anglo-Saxons are plotting against them."
2. "Coexistence with a nuclearized, fascistic theocracy in Iran is impossible even in the short run."
So war it is.
He also cautions, "try to bear in mind that one day you will have to face the young Iranian democrats who risked their all in the battle and explain to them just what you were doing when they were being beaten and gassed"
Lucky for our hero that he will never have to face any of the young Iraqis whose deaths he so blithely accepted as a price worth paying. As for the rest of us I'd argue that we support the people of Iran in their fight against tyranny while warning them about the Neo-Con vultures who are looking to use their movement as a pretext for another bloodbath.
“The enemies of intolerance cannot be tolerant." • "If it is an offense to justice to hold people who may have been victims of mistaken identity or of vendettas by other factions, then it is also an offense to justice to release psychopathic killers who believe that they have divine permission to throw acid in the faces of girls who want to attend school." • "Don't be such a lesbian!
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