| anyone hear of the idea that all the talk about annihilation, destruction, etc, etc, is just that - talk. I was just listening to someone speak the other day (sorry can't remember who, he had all the "study the middle east" qualifications and i'll try to track him down if necessary but...) and he was talking about how the Iran-U.S.-Israel show is just that, a show.
It's all political pandering. Iran has never attacked anyone in their existence (not to mention that Ahmidnijad is not actually very popular in Iran), Israel would unleash a backlash that would totally fuck them over and the U.S. ultimately can't be seen to back Israel for the "world community" repercussions. This is pretty much my loose interpretation of what he said but ultimately his point was that this pandering has gone on for many years with no action behind it and none forthcoming.
anyhow - another angle.
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