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marcus

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  1. Iraq could be on its way to being Syria #2. It looks like Iran is reaching out to the U.S. to assist them with the Al Quaeda problem. Just like they did with Afghanistan. Iran offered the same collaboration in Afghanistan after 9/11. The Bush administration blew it. Maybe this administration will make the correct decision this time. Exclusive: Alarmed by Iraq, Iran open to shared role with U.S. - Iran official Tehran is open to the possibility of working with the United States to support Baghdad, the senior official said. "We can work with Americans to end the insurgency in the Middle East," the official said, referring to events in Iraq. "We are very influential in Iraq, Syria and many other countries." For many years, Iran has been aggrieved by what it sees as U.S. efforts to marginalize it. Tehran wants to be recognized as a significant player in regional security.
  2. The previous administration was all about the bumper sticker slogans. It started when he prematurely claimed "Mission Accomplished". Throwing your hands in the air and blaming the doomed policy started by the previous administration on Obama is not an honest way to look at the situation. All you are doing is feeding your need to partisanship.
  3. Of all the four countries: North Korea, Pakistan, Iran and Israel, only Israel has been getting into wars with its neighbours, consistently for the past 40 years. The circumstances of each of those have varied but an identity has been formed: Israel is a militarily aggressive country. Sure, the powerful PR machine has successfully painted the picture of a country cornered by aggressive, Jew-hating countries; case in point: "eliminate all traces of Israel and all traces of the Jewish population from the planet. Period." However, these claims are contrary to reality for several reasons. One being that Iran has the second highest population of Jews in the Middle East. One should look at Israel's actions in Lebanon and in the Occupied Territories to see that Israel is the most aggressive country in that region and their actions have been one of the main catalysts for the instability in the region. This is why Israel has been a consistent supporter of most of the authoritarian governments and not democracy. Israel counts on instability to keep the neighbours from unifying. One can argue that this strategy is a deterrent so the Arab world and the Iranians do not form a unified voice and possible military unity that could endanger Israel's strategy and agenda. For things to improve, the unequal playing field and the economic and military bullying needs to be changed. It looks like the Obama administration is finally accepting this reality and acknowledges that the status quo is unsustainable. The world is a different place than it was two decades ago. The world has become more vocal about US' one-sided and unfair approach to the region. US has no other choice but to adapt otherwise the old and the emerging powers will side-step the U.S. The U.S. should put itself ahead of other countries, such as Israel's interests otherwise the U.S. will continue to be dragged down by its unsustainable foreign policy, which has been strongly influenced by Israel.
  4. You may think that, but both U.S. and Israeli officials have said that Iran is a "rational player". These are generals who know more than puppet politicians who are paid by lobby groups to tell tales to fit a narrative and an agenda. The former head of Israel's intelligence service believes the Iranian regime is a rational one - Link I agree with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey who described Iran as a "rational actor" on my program a couple of weeks ago. - Farid Zakaria on General Dempsey Pakistan, North Korea and even Israel are what we should be worried about when it comes to nuclear weapons. They all have shown to be militarily aggressive with leaders who are swayed by extreme nationalistic stance. As we have seen, threats and sanctions have the opposite effect. Iran's economy has been weakened but they have more centrifuges since Rouhani and the same posse made similar offers they are making today. Offers that were rejected by the previous U.S. administration. With Israel and Pakistan surrounding Iran, the only way to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power is to remove nuclear weapons from the hands of those neighbours. When Israel refuses to even acknowledge having these weapons and refuses to sign the NPT, then it's clear that the only option left is to accept that Iran can become a nuclear country. An option, like "turning Iran into glass" is an irrational and illogical cowboy talk that today's world has no patience for.
  5. The above is a misinformed comment. Iran and Taliban are rivals and see each other as enemies. I rather see an Iran friendly government then a government controlled by al quaeda and other extremist group. The U.S. would be wise not to support Saudi and their terrorist groups like Al Quaeda.
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