Yesterday Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad wrote a letter to Americans. I thought that was so thoughtful of him. No seriously. Other people around the world just dislike us behind our backs and do nothing about it. This guy wrote an 18-page letter to president Bush, incidentally the first correspondence between the 2 countries since Iran-Contra. But what does our president do? He ignored it. NOT COOL. This is a PR move by Ahmedinejad and the US doesn't know what to do with a Muslim country that actually knows how to play the game. Now don't get me wrong, Iran is in no way NEAR the PR-wonderland that IS the United States. But his letters are quite polite...with a dash of Willy Wonka (the 2005 version). Here's a bit:
"Were the American people not God-fearing, truth-loving, and justice-seeking, while the US administration actively conceals the truth and impedes any objective portrayal of current realities;
And if we did not share a common responsibility to promote and protect freedom and human dignity and integrity;
Then, there would have been little urgency to have a dialogue with you.
While Divine providence has placed Iran and the United States geographically far apart, we should be cognizant that human values and our common human spirit, which proclaim the dignity and exalted worth of all human beings, have brought our two great nations of Iran and the United States closer together."
Now that's just plain sweet as apple pie. But I'm confused about exactly why he wrote this letter. The people of America have done their part to get our country out of Iraq. I'm so proud of us for getting Democrats into the government and for making Republicans (especially Rumsfeld) regret their foolhardy insistence on a 'pre-emptive' war. Everyone involved in the war has agreed that a pull-out is necessary and the plan is that they will leave as soon as they can, about 18 months. I'm satisified with that. I don't think it makes any sense that EVERY American in Iraq should get on a plane tomorrow and leave the country broken and in chaos. I don't think Ahmedinejad realizes that they CAN'T just go. And this is probably because Iran hasn't sent any troops to help rebuild Iraq. Everyone agrees that it's good that Saddam is gone. But if America ousted him 'for the public good' as they claimed then they have no future interest in the area.
The same for Iran. if Ahmedinejad lays a hand on Iraq everyone in the world should cry foul. Because not only did he NOT help fight the Saddam regime, but he has been the biggest advocate of Iraqi freedom.
I see why he doesn't want America occupying the country directly next to his - because the whole world KNOWS that Iran was Americas next step. Then on to Syria. I have learned not to rule anything out so it may still happen. But the point is, the Americans did not send thousands of soldiers to Iraq to fight and die so that another country can take over after all the dirty work is done. Not that America should take over either. No one should. A government should be established and Iraq should be an independant nation.
Now if Bush would take his head out of his ass and actally respond to Ahmedinejad, they may be able to come to some sort of agreement where Iran sends troops to Iraq to help them rebuild and start a government, while America overlooks and helps financially. That way Iraqis see a friendly neighbor instead of invading Anglo-Saxons waving American flags with pictures of naked prisoners in their pockets. At the end of the day I'm just a diplomat (reference: October post)
4 comments:
i think u are overestimateing the Iraqi people, in 18 months a stable govt isnt going to be established the people there are still fighting with eachother, the u.s. gov't has done nothing aout that and hasnt shown any sign of it, they are somewhat of the reason they are fighting, putting sheits in power and hence the outbreak. So and making a democratic govt work means the people have to WAnT a democracy so forcing it on them will take more time than 18 months to work it out, i dont see that its right that we first go into the war and the people supported it and now they dont want to see through with it and want to leave it in shambles- want to leave it like they left afganistan, with peoples lifes being threatened by the taliban if they support hte govt. the american gov't doesnt want a successful democracy cause then they would have a threat on there hands, as in iran. and saying that the u.s. should just over see and finanically support isnt very smart cause what happens when the iraqi gov't does something the u.s. doesnt like or want, which is very possible, whats the u.s. gonna do? cut off aid, like they did in palestine to the hamas gov't? so then iraq will be americans little puppet and soon instead of seeing america invade other countries the u.s. will use iraq instead. What will happen then? Very good points though
i see what ur saying. i just assumed the iraqis wanted a democracy, but I could be wrong. Im definitely not advocating a quick US pullout without putting the region into stable condition. They started the problem and they need to make sure that people are safe. at this point the region is worse off than it was when the US had sanctioned the area. but definitely good points.
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