June 3, 2007
Nothing to See Here...
... please move along.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who triggered outrage in the West two years ago when he said Israel should be "wiped off the map", has often referred to the destruction of the Jewish state but says Iran is not a threat.
"With God's help, the countdown button for the destruction of the Zionist regime has been pushed by the hands of the children of Lebanon and Palestine," Ahmadinejad said in a speech.
"By God's will, we will witness the destruction of this regime in the near future," he said. He did not elaborate.
While the media and Europe might not be taking Mr Ahmadinejad seriously, you can be Israel and our "diplomats" who just visited with Iranians are.
But I have to ask... at what point does his rhetoric become cause for action? Because inaction would be national suicide.
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Posted by AlexC at June 3, 2007 12:11 PM
Michael Ledeen reminds that Iran now holds five American Hostages and that our inaction emboldens the hard-liners against democratic moderates.
Again, I fear that we need a president who can politically lead us into involvement in Iran. President Bush may have the strength and will, but somebody is going to have to tell the American people what is at stake. With any luck, Iran will be the chief issue in 2008 and President Giuliani or Thompson will have the mandate to put substantive pressure on Ahmadinejad.
Discussing the "Department of Peace" with my beloved moonbat sister-in-law, I used a Hitler analogy to demonstrate the occasional need for war (I'm not proud that I went straight to Hitler, but my time was limited).
She said things were different then. I ask today's peace at any cost folks to name three substantive differences between Hitler and Ahmadinejad -- the ones I know make the Iranian leader look worse.
Michael Ledeen reminds that Iran now holds five American Hostages and that our inaction emboldens the hard-liners against democratic moderates.
Again, I fear that we need a president who can politically lead us into involvement in Iran. President Bush may have the strength and will, but somebody is going to have to tell the American people what is at stake. With any luck, Iran will be the chief issue in 2008 and President Giuliani or Thompson will have the mandate to put substantive pressure on Ahmadinejad.
Discussing the "Department of Peace" with my beloved moonbat sister-in-law, I used a Hitler analogy to demonstrate the occasional need for war (I'm not proud that I went straight to Hitler, but my time was limited).
She said things were different then. I ask today's peace at any cost folks to name three substantive differences between Hitler and Ahmadinejad -- the ones I know make the Iranian leader look worse.
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