tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post5169620326947594303..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: The Hollow Threat of AhmadinejadJay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-7558875735031531582008-01-10T18:23:00.000-05:002008-01-10T18:23:00.000-05:00"Elements in Iran need war to survive."Heh. Funny,..."Elements in Iran need war to survive."<BR/><BR/>Heh. Funny, because Ayatollah Khomeini was loath to agree to peace with Iraq back in the early 80's despite the overwhelming strategic positives. The essence of his refusal was that it'd bring the war to a halt with Iran not exactly victorious. <BR/>It served to be an extension of the Revolution and it could be argued that some senior officials in Iran continue this doctrine of perpetual war to this day only the catalyst has shifted to that of political unity against a foreign "evil" in order to stave off the more pressing domestic issues which, as shown above, lead to an internal break down of the Islamic Revolution's cohesion.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-30394046111007052172008-01-10T17:06:00.000-05:002008-01-10T17:06:00.000-05:00Agreed with both. Elements in Iran need war to su...Agreed with both. Elements in Iran need war to survive. Lexington wrote a piece awhile back about how Ahmadinejad needed it to get reelected,but I can't find the link. The softkill is still the way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-71148367070788664932008-01-09T17:05:00.000-05:002008-01-09T17:05:00.000-05:00I agree and one is lent to remember the Gulf of To...I agree and one is lent to remember the Gulf of Tonkin incident.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-55278588740219861212008-01-09T09:42:00.000-05:002008-01-09T09:42:00.000-05:00I remember that when Khatami was president of Iran...I remember that when Khatami was president of Iran most people on the right argued that the office of the president had no power in Iran. Their outlook changed dramatically once Ahmedinejad came into power, and almost at once, the office of the President was the most important office in Iran. <BR/><BR/>That things are changing may signal that the ratcheting up to war has successfully been halted. However, the incident with the Iranian boats and our navy may increase it once again. It's probably an attempt by Ahmedinejad and his loyalists to ratchet up the American threat again, as a means of quelling the emerging divisions. Let's hope we don't fall for it again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919292080793445660noreply@blogger.com