w.amazon.com/Secret-War-Iran-Clandestine-Dangerous/dp/1416577009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=13280911 98&sr=8-1
and having read it, I have to say that the author has ha good point, Iran-contra and all.
and, having read it, I can tell you that out and out war with Iran would be extremely foolhardy
Among the revelations certain to resonate in the U.S. is Bergman's contention that a secret file exists that proves unequivocally that George H.W. Bush surely knew about all the illegal goings-on in the Iran-Contra scandal--something Bush has always denied.
Some of the revelations here are startling, including Israeli cooperation with the regime of the late shah.
is that how you want to be judged?
Otherwise, I think by now we're just debating the semantics of "resonate", a word that is vague enough that it shouldn't have been used in the first place.
let's just say that Iran has been pushing back since 1979 and many events, such as the bombing of a synagogue in Argentina was payback by Iran to Israel, which most people don't even realize, in Fiji or in the USA, although I think Fijians can find their country on a world map
As for Iran, the war of the U.S on the Iranian people goes back further than Khomeni, to 1953. And the war of England on Iran goes back to 1872, at least. Iranians are probably aware of this, and for all I know there may still be an undercurrent of sympathy for the U.S., based on their role in the Constitutional Revolution.
Heck, the war between Iran and the West really goes back to the time of the Persians, although we don't really acknowledge that, do we?
Just as we don't mention Iran in the war with Afghanistan, although there is a contest of wills there, to see which sphere of influence the country will fall under - Iranian/Pakistani, Indian/USA
Let's argue about that instead
Pakistan is predominantly Sunni and Iran predominantly Shia.
Iran were pretty co-operative with the US post-9/11 re Afghanistan, and I certainly don't see them as pro-Taleban, who regard the Shia' as apostates. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
then, there are the Pashtos which are mostly Afghan/Pakistani
If you haven't heard of the Indian-Pakistani fight for influence in Pakistan, I will look up a few references for you, but I thought it was pretty common knowledge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_people
the war between Iran and the West really goes back to the time of the Persians,
roman empire blowback! ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
No, not asking for more. 'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher
Which of course still leaves me wondering why you should get the benefit of posting that you 'didn't know I was with the FBI' but that you're not American, then coming back in a post to someone else making a point as an American. Can't have it both ways and remain credible. 'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher
