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Friday, August 20, 2004
Iran Ups The Ante
Looks like the nuts in Iran are attempting to borrow a bit of American stratergery:
In order to see Iranian preemption as equivalent to our own policy of the same, it is necessary to see the Iranian government as morally equal to the US government.
If you see the world through those lenses, then Iran has as much right to act in a preemptive manner as do we. However, let me point out two things...
First, the Iranian making this statement does not even understand the concept of preemption. Consider the following quotes from the article:
More importantly...
Second, Iran is not morally equivalent to the US. This is a simple statement and it is True. Consider these accounts:
Ayatollah warns Iran protesters
Heavy Security Puts Iran Protesters On Back Foot
Student protesters held in Iran
Hundreds jailed as Iran rounds up protesters
PROTESTERS CLASHED WITH POLICE AT THE START OF IRAN MEETING
Iran: Courts Urged To Give Protesters Death Penalty
Anyone still want to argue that Iran should have any standing in the Free World? Yes? Then how about these:
Iran women's bill rejected
Iran women's rights reform under conservative fire
Iran Women Get Equal Inheritance Rights Great...but...
Women's Gains at Risk in Iran's New Parliament
Need I go on? Anyone still want to argue that Iran should have any standing in the Free World?
The Iranian government is in no way morally equal to the United States' Government and, therefore, they do not have the right to preemption that we claim for ourselves.
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DOHA (AFP) - Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani warned that Iran might launch a preemptive strike against US forces in the region to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities.I have yet to see it, but I am absolutely certain that this statement will be used by the Left in an attempt to 'show' that the Bush Doctrine has backfired. The argument will seem convincing on the surface...but only if you make one assumption at the outset.
"We will not sit (with arms folded) to wait for what others will do to us. Some military commanders in Iran are convinced that preventive operations which the Americans talk about are not their monopoly," Shamkhani told Al-Jazeera TV when asked if Iran would respond to an American attack on its nuclear facilities.
In order to see Iranian preemption as equivalent to our own policy of the same, it is necessary to see the Iranian government as morally equal to the US government.
If you see the world through those lenses, then Iran has as much right to act in a preemptive manner as do we. However, let me point out two things...
First, the Iranian making this statement does not even understand the concept of preemption. Consider the following quotes from the article:
Some military commanders in Iran are convinced that preventive operations which the Americans talk about are not their monopoly," Shamkhani told Al-Jazeera TV when asked if Iran would respond to an American attack on its nuclear facilities.None of those quotes state or even imply that Iran is considering preemptive action. Each one indicates that they are ready and willing to respond to a direct attack.
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The opposite is true, because their forces would turn into a hostage" in Iranian hands in the event of an attack, he said.
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We will consider any strike against our nuclear installations as an attack on Iran as a whole, and we will retaliate with all our strength.
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"If Israel fires one missile at Bushehr atomic power plant, it should permanently forget about Dimona nuclear center, where it produces and keeps its nuclear weapons, and Israel would be responsible for the terrifying consequence of this move," General Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr warned.
More importantly...
Second, Iran is not morally equivalent to the US. This is a simple statement and it is True. Consider these accounts:
Ayatollah warns Iran protesters
Heavy Security Puts Iran Protesters On Back Foot
Student protesters held in Iran
Hundreds jailed as Iran rounds up protesters
PROTESTERS CLASHED WITH POLICE AT THE START OF IRAN MEETING
Iran: Courts Urged To Give Protesters Death Penalty
Anyone still want to argue that Iran should have any standing in the Free World? Yes? Then how about these:
Iran women's bill rejected
Iran women's rights reform under conservative fire
Iran Women Get Equal Inheritance Rights Great...but...
Women's Gains at Risk in Iran's New Parliament
Need I go on? Anyone still want to argue that Iran should have any standing in the Free World?
The Iranian government is in no way morally equal to the United States' Government and, therefore, they do not have the right to preemption that we claim for ourselves.
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