tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post4318423239483374588..comments2023-10-22T08:57:00.454-04:00Comments on Twelfth Bough: Doesn't this just say it all?A. Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-74581057757030295242008-07-14T12:03:00.000-04:002008-07-14T12:03:00.000-04:00One way to push Bush to the negotiating table is v...One way to push Bush to the negotiating table is via pressure from the American people, who must immediately begin to comprehend that we are in a Cuban Missile-type, incredibly perilous situation. And if it goes wrong, he's responsible. As long as everyone continues to lollygag - oblivious to the sword of Damocles hanging over our heads - there will be no pressure on him to do diplomacy.<BR/><BR/>Americans must be awakened to the insanity of this Iran talk. The problem is, as I see it, there's a lot of brainwashing to cut through and not a lot of time; and so we can't be too delicate. Americans basically need a bucket of ice-cold water dumped on their heads to bring things into sharp focus.A. Peasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-26306847604967299942008-07-13T18:18:00.000-04:002008-07-13T18:18:00.000-04:00Good plan. I wish that Bush would agree to meet wi...Good plan. I wish that Bush would agree to meet with Ahmadinejad. Sadly, however, it's doubtful that Bush will seriously give negotiations a chance.<BR/><BR/>Experts have been predicting that Bush would authorize a strike on Iran for years:<BR/><BR/>“I believe President Bush is going to order air strikes (on Iran) before he leaves office”<BR/>-Norman Podhoretz (Lyons, 2007).<BR/><BR/>Bush and his cronies say they want peace and diplomacy, but the problem with the members of Bush administration is that you can't trust them. You can't take what they at face value. <BR/><BR/>The administration secretly planned and prepared for war with Iraq without disclosing it to the general public. <BR/><BR/>Yet, when asked about Iraq, Bush’s favorite response was “I have no war plans on my desk.” At one point or another after the planning began, nearly every member of the administration publicly denied any plans to go to war with Iraq. <BR/><BR/>The question remains: Why would we expect the Bush administration to start being honest and up front about its intentions now?<BR/><BR/>A better approach to Iran would be negotiations. We need to give Iran an honorable path of retreat. While Fareed Zakaria agrees that there is no reason not to use sanctions and embargoes against states such as Iran, he suggests that we also need to “allow a viable way out.” That is to say, we need to negotiate and not merely mandate.<BR/><BR/>I think we should more concerned about acquainting ourselves with the realities of Iran's foreign policy initiatives, and intelligently determining our most reasonable course of action.Dr. John Maszkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905393599292676151noreply@blogger.com