In my last post, we examined the seeminly naive position of Barack Obama on the crucially important foreign policy issue of
Iran.
I promised to discuss in this post the crucial question of how to convince the American public that American and Israeli
interests converge on the issue of Iran. Soon, the Iranians will start to rely on an isolationist Obama leading his people out
of Iraq in defeat, with the left liberals in control of the Democratic party fearing nothing as much as a "Jewish-AIPAC
conspiracy" to spend more American blood, this time on behalf of "Zionist" oppressors. We shall pick up this theme, but dear
readers I want to postpone it to the next post, because today the very astute Barry Rubin wrote an important column that I
should bring to your attention.
Unfortunately for America, the candidate leading in the polls for the presidency, Mr. Obama was only a young teenager during
the fiasco of the Carter administration's misdealings with Iran. Carter has the nerve to run around the world giving
advice and criticizing Israel and America, but surely much of the modern history of terrorism arises from the stupid mistakes
he made in his foreign policy attempts.
And the fact that his National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski is still an important
figure to the Obama people makes it all the more important for Americans to understand the history of the Iranian Revolution
and American policy towards Iran.
Here is a very important column that should be read carefully by any American ready to entrust the Democrats with the
Iranian file:
In response to a casual question, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates dropped a
historical bombshell, an offhand remark telling more about how the Middle East works than 100 books. And a former US Marine
commander added an equally big revelation about long-ago events quite relevant for today.
Almost 30 years ago, president Jimmy Carter tried to
show what a nice guy he was by pressing the shah of Iran not to crush the revolutionaries. After the monarch fell,national security adviserZbigniew Brzezinski met top officials of the new Islamist regime to
pledge US friendship to the government controlled by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. At the time, I wrote that by approaching
some of the milder radicals, the administration frightened the more militant ones. US-Iran relations must be smashed, they
concluded, lest Washington back their rivals. In fact, as we'll see in a moment, the Carter
administration offered to back Khomeini himself.
Three days after the Brzezinski meeting, in November 1979, the Islamist regime's cadre seized the US embassy and
its staff as hostages, holding them until January 1981. This was our introduction to the new Middle East of radical
Islamism. Carter continued his weak stance, persuading the Teheran
regime that it could get away with anything.
So we've long known that undermining US allies, passivity toward anti-American radicals and inaction after a massive
terrorist act against Americans doesn't work. The hostages were only released because Iran was suffering desperately from
an Iraqi invasion and feared Carter's successor, Ronald Reagan, as someone likely to be tougher.
THE LESSON of being strong in defending interests and combating enemies has not quite been learned. Today, the
mainstream prescription for success is just the opposite, and the US may be about to elect a president whose world view
parallels the way Carter worked.
Here's where Gatescomes in. On September 29, while
giving a lecture at the National Defense University in
Washington, someone asked him how the next president might improve relations with Iran.Gates responded: "I have been involved in the search for the elusive Iranian moderate
for 30 years." Then Gates revealed what was actually said at
Brzezinski's meeting, in which he has been a participatant, summarizing Brzezinski's position as follows: "We will accept
your revolution... We will recognize your government. We will sell you all the weapons that we had contracted to sell the
shah... We can work together in the future."
The Iranians demanded the US turn over to them the fugitive shah, whom they would have executed. Brzezinski refused.
Three days later Iran seized the embassy and forever changed the Middle East. The road thus paved led to the Iran-Iraq and
Iraq-Kuwait wars, the power of Hamas and Hizbullah, September 11, 2001, and a great deal more. Many thousands would die due
to American timidity and Iranian aggressiveness.
Had the US been a mean bully in its treatment of the new Islamist Iran? On the contrary, Washington did everything
possible to negotiate, conciliate and build confidence. We'll do almost anything you want, Carter and Brzezinski offered, just be our friend. Far from being appeased Iran demanded total
humiliation - turning over the fatally ill, deposed shah for execution - which even the Carter administration couldn't accept.
Far from persuading Khomeini that the US was a real threat, the US government made itself appear a pitiful, helpless
giant, convincing Teheran - as Khomeini himself put it - that America couldn't do a damn thing. His revolution and ideology
were too strong for it.
SO WHY should we expect such a tactic would work today? How long does it take to get the message: This is an ideological
revolution with huge ambitions to which America is inevitably a barrier. Appeasement, talks, apologies, confidence-building
measures won't convince Teheran that America is its friend, only that it's an enemy so weak as to make aggression seem
inevitably successful.
The only US precondition has been that to get a high-level dialogue, Iran must first stop its drive for nuclear
weapons, at least temporarily. Gates understands what happened: "Every
administration since then has reached out to the Iranians in one way or another and all have failed... The reality is the
Iranian leadership has been consistently unyielding over a very long period of time in response to repeated overtures from
the United States about having a different and better kind of relationship."
This situation is quite parallel to efforts to have reasonable preconditions with the Palestinians - stop terrorism,
incitement, clearly accept a two-state solution, or with Syria - stop sponsoring terrorism, cease trying to take over
Lebanon and accept normal relations with Israel as the outcome of peace. Similar bargains have been offered Hamas and
Hizbullah. Yet even this is too much for the other side and too much for those who continue trying to undermine any Western
leverage on radical forces.
If the other side won't give anything, they insist, merely offer more. And if the other side takes those concessions,
pockets them, gives nothing in return and continues its behavior, this merely proves you have to give still more.
Here's more evidence why that's wrong. Former US Marine Col. Timothy Geraghty was Marine commander in October 1983 when
suicide bombers attacked the barracks of US peacekeeping forces in Beirut, killing 242 Americans. He now reveals that a
September 26, 1983 US intelligence intercept showed Iran's government ordering the attack through its embassy in Lebanon.
The timid response to that operation set a pattern leading directly to the September 11 attack.
Three decades after the miserable failure of the make-friends-with-Islamist-Iran policy - including offering Khomeini
continued US arms' supplies - isn't it time to learn this simple lesson?
The writer is director of Global Research in International Affairs Center and editor of the Middle East Review of
International Affairs Journal.
Time Factors quality watches - Collectible Watches at Affordable Prices. We
provide replica Alain Silberstein Watches
with high quality and lowest price. Fake watch. Audemars Piguet Watches - Buy best replica Audemars
Piguet Watches with the best service. ShoeCartel online cheap shoes store offers best deals on shoes to shop cheap shoes, cheap heels, pumps, cheap sneakers, boots, and sandals. Shopping is the best
place to comparison shop for Nike Football Shoes Compare
products, compare prices, read reviews and merchant ratings. Nike Shox Shoes , a line of Nike sport shoes. We are a major Nike
series shoes supplier. Above Boots suppliers include boots wholesale, Boots from China,
India & Worldwide. Back to top of the page for chinese Boots. UGG Classic Short Boots are very unique Ugg Boots.It uses high
technology which makes this pair of Cheap Ugg Boots really stick to the player's feet. Choose some ugg boots sale stores.A
fresh new update to a popular silhouette, the UGG Classic Tall
Boots features a thinner outsole for a sleeker look. Shop for Guess Handbags and purses at eBags. We offer free returns, product
videos, user reviews, and a price match guarantee. Jacob
& Co Watches: Specializing in Jacob and Co. watch, Jacob and Co. Unisex watches, Jacob and Co. Jaeger LeCoultre Watches: All Jaeger LeCoultre Watches
can ship FREE via UPS Ground shipping service. You'll find classic designs in Movado gold watches and contemporary styles in
Longines Watches. Mens and Ladies Replica Louis Vuitton Watches for Sale. Discounted at Online
Louis Vuitton Retailer. We provide replica Rado watches with high quality and lowest price. Fake Rado Watches.
Would you want to have one rolex watches and fashion cheap watches that is suit for all kinds of occasions? Then Breitling Watches will be the right place for you to come. There are a full collection of
rolex datejusts sale, including men watches and women
cartier steel watches, one of the hottest selling are omega watches sale. Have a happy day with cheap watches here and log
yourself in, please!
Admire the collection of Web Elite Tiffany replica jewelry and Gucci replica bags from the pursestrade.com. Our commitment from the beginning was
to create the best replica designer Mont Blanc Pen
and Mont Blanc Fountain pen in the world and available
to customers worldwide, stress-free and completely guaranteed better than all the
Hermes kelly bag from Hermes birkin bag and Chloe handbag and beacuitful fake Prada handbags that you seen so far have.
If you guarantee Tomas Wylde handbags or purses on
pursestrade.com your satisfaction with our product and our customer service full. It is a promise we make to all our customers
with confidence that we live up to our standards of business elite. Our Tiffany Jewelry wholesale It begins with a perfect replica,
materials, appearance, function and durability as the original, either fake Bvlgari Jewelry ,Links Jewelry,Cartier Jewelry or one of over 20 designers.Links Necklace,links sweetie
necklace,sterling silver link necklace,Links
Bracelets,Q link necklace,heart link tiffany necklace,Links Necklace Pendants.
ucvhost is a leading web site hosting
service provider that is known to provide reliable and affordable hosting packages to customers. cheap hosting company believes in providing absolute and superior control to the customer as well
as complete security and flexibility through its many packages................ windows
vps Moreover, the company provides technical support as well as customer service 24x7, in order to enable its
customer price. Thanks forex vps
For me, Replica
Handbags are more of a combination of casual and elegance. They have proven that a lot of times already, and
this Fake Handbags comes as
another proof to Cartier Handbags. In addition, Chloe Handbags also seems to be
inspired by 80s fashion styling, which would perhaps appeal more to the D&G Handabgs. Fendi Handbags is
actually a classic as it is made from the usual logo fabric material, yet the multicolored rhinestones on the front somehow
give that 80’s vibe. Interesting enough, the rhinestones also spell out Gucci Handbags in giant letters,
giving it additional branding (Hermes Handbags). Gold-tone
leather trimming and silver-tone hardware then completes the design of Hermes Wallets.
Have you heard the [url=http://www.cheapmbtshoessale.com/]mbt shoes[/url]online shop supply of the
[url=http://www.buycheapchristianlouboutin.com/]cheap Christian louboutin[/url].A
[url=http://www.designerguccihandbag.com/]Gucci handbags[/url] are the necessary for the season.
It is a good chance for you to buy now .Nowadays ,we published a new kind of Air Jordan ,that is the Air Jordan Force line .They are so good that when you see it , you
will like it and are willing to own one . Like the Air Jordan Force 3 , colorful Air Jordan Force 4 ,you may
never miss it .Especially now Air Jordan Force 5 are released in today market.
The judge askedbuy cheap chanel walletsback after 80 by what attracts
tourists to the beauty of hangzhou library... And fashionable avant-courier: through the knee and cut over the head, there is a
pear who intend to study in the university of Sydney, mass communicationfake chanel walletsbehind the girl attend the
interview. ... So a few main interview: first by the girl, and then introduce himself DuanZhongWen and read a text, and then
judge English questions. ...
die Überzeugung, dass die Wirtschaft für eine Verlangsamung der Spitze ist noch in diesem Jahr, nachdem er um
fast 12 Prozent im ersten Quartal gegenüber dem gleichen Quartal im Vor[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com/product_50_air+max+2010.html]newest air max[/url]darauf hing[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com]AirMax90[/url]ewiesen, dass der Euro gegenüber dem Dollar
sinkt[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com]Air Max[/url], fällt es auch gegenüber den asiatischen
Währungen[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com]Air Max 95[/url]an den Dollar gebunden, wie Chinas
Yuan[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com/product_39_nike+dunk+low.html]nike dunk low[/url], die auch als
Renmii[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com/product_32_air+max+ltd%28men%29.html]air max ltd[/url]. Das
macht[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com/product_38_nike+dunk+high.html]nike dunk high[/url]es
schwieriger[url=http://www.mynikeairmax.com]cheap air max[/url]für Chinas Exporteure. Und es macht China
mehr zögern, seine Währung gegenüber dem Dollar steigt, eine langjährige Hoffnung air max auf US-Regierungen lassen. "Ein
schwächerer Euro es schwieriger für China zu einer Aufwertung air max 90 des Renminbi gegenüber dem Dollar zustimmen, weil die
chinesischen air max 95 Exporte nach Europa werden, wobei würde eine doppelte Strömung macht", sagte nike air max Guillen. Die
Fed Tarullo sagte die direkte Wirkung auf US-Banken von Verlusten für die Exposition gegenüber überdehnt Regierungen in
Griechenland, Portugal, Spanien, Irland und Italien cheap air max shoes "wäre gering." Aber wenn Probleme im weiteren Sinne
wurden in ganz Europa ausbreitete, US-Banken würden größere Verluste als der Wert der gehandelten Vermögenswerte Gesicht fiel
und Darlehen Ausfälle montiert. US-Geldmarktfonds, die wichtigsten Lieferanten der kurzfristigen Liquidität der europäischen
Banken sind durch ihre Beteiligung von Commercial Papers, würde wahrscheinlich auch betroffen sein, sagte air max shoes
Tarullo. Neil Mackinnon, Global-Macro-Stratege bei VTB Capital in London, sagte, es wäre ein Irrtum zu glauben, die Probleme
auf der Peripherie Europas vertreten nur eine lokale Krise. "Die Probleme in der Eurozone Märkte für Schuldtitel, die viele
Menschen dachte, war ein regionales Problem, in einer großen globalen Problem mutiert", sagte Mackinnon. Deutschland kampfbereiter Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, deren Regierung ist bekannt für die
Schuld der Dithering so dass der Zusammenbruch der Vertrauenskrise verstärkt wird vorgeschlagen, diese Woche, dass sie die
schwere Einsätze verstanden. "Der Euro ist in Gefahr", sagte sie Gesetzgeber, forderte sie auf, in Deutschland Teil des
umfassenderen Rettungsplan zuzustimmen. "Wenn wir nicht diese Gefahr abzuwenden, dann die Folgen für Europa sind unberechenbar,
und dann die Konsequenzen sind unabsehbar außerhalb Europas."
Here is your
premier online website dedicated to bringing you the latest in Vibram Five
Fingers. We provide a large number of Original MBT Sandals. Especially Cheap MBT
shoes the brand's lowest-profile and lightest MBT to date.It will be a redisign of the beatiful.line featured by the
Reebok Easytone Shoes and will include stronger version of innovative Flywire technology.You can choose your satisfactory
with Lower Price,High Quailty,Fast and Free Shipping;Non Sales Tax. What
are you waiting for?
I love ed hardy Shirts, and ed hardy Clothing, but once again the brand that is notorious for it’s amazing tattoo art work
has disappointed me yet again. Ed Hardy has basically took the Louis Vuitton Speedy design and made a different yet horrific
version. It seems that Ed Hardy was trying to reach new heights with this style of bag, but in reality made a handbag that
looks tacky.
http://www.edhardyt-shirts.com
One day,
dreams will come true and you testify against you with MBT success. Before this,
will face the failure and discouraged MBT Shoes support you. Before this, honor
will betray you. Pray MBT kisumu quietly, Before that,
besides the Vibram Five Fingers buchibuqi, others in
the cool and moisturize your put-downs. In all this, can resist, I don't know whether the MBT Baridi don't know, MBT Fora can give is only the most loyal. MBT Kimondo can understand my heart.
koam With fine design,quality materials and craftsmanship, you l be glad to go with Coach Handbags,.Wearing Coach Outlet
Store can attract people attention.So all Jordan Sneakers products are becoming
the best choice for people nowadays.With the lowest price and highest qualities,they are really worthy of your
purchasing.MBT Sneakers are now in great demand for their unique fashion and
dunk low style. They are with elegance Gucci Bags, luxurious design to meet the savors of modern charming people.Owing to their
exquisite craft and superb materials,there is no denying that most people will take Air Jordan Shoes.
QisoShi Hesco Barrier or Hesco Bastion is a modern Gabion used for flood control and military fortification. is made of a collapsible wire mesh
container and heavy duty fabric liner, and used as a temporary to semi-permanent dike or barrier against blast or
small-arms.
Material: It is made of galvanized welded mesh, spring with other fittings, can be filled with sand, earth, cement,
stone. Can be used in separate cell or some cells joint together.
QisoShi Hesco Barrier or Hesco Bastion Product
Informations Hesco Barrier Wire diameter: 4-5mm
Hesco Barrier Mesh size: 75x75mmmm Hesco Barrier Panel size: 2mm.21mx2.13m, 1.37mx1.06m,
0.61mx0.61m, it also can be customized according to customers requirement Hesco Barrier Geotextile: in heavy duty non-woven polypropyleneFinish:
hot dipped galvanized, galfan coated after weldedPacking: wrapped with shrink film or packed in pallet.ApplicationPerimeter
security and defence wallsEquipment revetmentsexplosive and contraband search areasAmmunition compoundsPersonnel and material
bunkersObservation pointsDefensive firing positionsHighway checkpointsBorder crossing checkpointsProtection existing
structuresHigh way traffic management
Flood controlWater coursesEmergency flood deploymentErosion controlRetaining wallsFeaturesEasy to handle and installHigh
tensile and anti-impact capabilityLong life, regular useCan be filled with sand, earth, cement, stone.
QiaoShi Gabion Factory is on the basis of QIAOSHI (CHINA)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIMITED (founded in 2008, one of the biggest manufacturers and exporters in China).QiaoShi Gabion Factory is a customer-driven producer and exporter of Gabion and related wire netting products with good performance. QiaoShi teams work with
customers to standardize a manufacturing process, and deliver products and technical services as needed.
Our company possesses nationally advanced heavy hexagonal mesh machines, mainly producing heavy hexagonal mesh. The
maximum width is 4.3M and the Gabion maximum wire diameter is 4.0MM.
Gabion specifications:mesh(MM) 6cm*8cm 8cm*100cm 8cm*12cm 8cm*14cm
10cm*13cm 10cm*17cm 17cm*17cm Various specifications of products can be made at the request of the customers.
Utilizing a team approach, QiaoShi Gabion delivers excellent
customer services and products including but not limited to: hexagonal wire netting, welded mesh Gabion, woven hexagonal Gabion, Gabion baskets, Hesco Barrier, Gabion boxes, mattress, Terramesh system, flexible soft hillside protection wire mesh Gabion as well as other Gabion
systems.
If you need Gabion products recently, contact us freely!
Replica Breitling Watches are some of the most popular watches in the world and with good reason.replica breitling aerospace watchesWe also commit to a three
hour email response time on customer service issues seven days a week. breitling replica watchesSuperior quality,will exceed
your expectations. replica cartier 21
must de cartier watches Furthermore,we constantly developing new products, styles to better meet people's appreciation and
providing a better marketing system.
A
woman cannot ghd straighteners,be separated from the rest of
the World Cup, in addition to the
female fans, WAG, and so on, there is also a daily in our line of sight
in
groups that female anchor. But who is the world's most beautiful female
DJ?
The
answer was two years ago during the European Cup, from France's Melissa ·
Demetrio (Mélissa Theuriau)! this coming July 18, who has attained the
age of
32-year-old female DJ has at least four years of monopoly "the most
beautiful women anchors" this title. Demetrio graduated from the
University of Grenoble, France, the third school of media and
communication,
career press, 2002, 2003, served in the French professional news
channel,
France television, such as a television reporter and anchor. Because the
people
are beautiful and lively style, Melissa had soon a large number of fans.
MBT Shoes for Masai Barefoot Technology.The MBT company that makes these shoes is Swiss Masai.The uniquely-designed,multi-layered,cured sole is designed to simulate walking in sand,such as mbt baridi,mbt kimondo,mbt sapatu and so on.mbt unono creates a natural,uneven walking surface and forces the body to use all the major and stabilsing muscle groups,thus training the whole body to move correctly.In this special summer,our online stroe hot in MBT Shoes clearance,you will choose such mbt salama or mbt kisumu.
Cheap UGG are especially famous for their ability of keeping people
wearing them warm during the winter season.You can find the newest collections of 2009 like UGG 5803 Women's Bailey Button ,
UGG 5822 Classic Tall Stripe Cab, Cheap UGGS5802 Classic Tall Flower,
UGG 5879 Classic Argyle Knit ,new color of UGG 5815 Classic Tall and UGG 5825 Classic Short.This year’s collections of Cheap UGG Boots has some really most-wanted styles,they have tried to be more
modern and fashionable
when you buyreplica Omega
watchesfrom us you know that you getting not only the best price,certainly could bring youOmega replica watcheswithout asking for
what authentic watches want you to pay.Don't delay,replica Omega watchesis stunningly designed .
More new brand mbt shoes and mbt sandals offered online,all kind of MBT are very fashion and comfortable .Now there are so more kind of cheap and
2010 newest mbt shoes clearance in mbtstore.org,and there are more new
moncle jackets supply in the internet,such as moncle down jacket ,the moncler
2010 producted more new type for you choose,the moncler
is the best jackets for you .If you have you baby now,you should choose the "your baby can read" which revolutionary early-reading program encourages infants and toddlers to NATURALLY learn the written word AT THE
SAME TIME as they learn the spoken word. click you mouse and order now.
Thanks for a great post and interesting comments.Behavior is a mirror in which every one ugg boots shows his image.There is something discount ugg boots that is much more scarce, something rarer than ugg boots sale ability. It is the ability to recognize ugg australia boots .Our destiny offers not the cup of despair,but the chalice of http://www.uggboots4buy.com/ opportunity.
I found this post while
surfing the web for freebies.There seemed to me somethingcheap ed hardyalarming in such easy delights. In myed hardy
saleheart was desire to
live moreed hardy clothingdangerously. I was not unprepared for jaggedherve leger dressrocks and treacherous, shoals it I could only have
change-change and thehttp://www.edhardy-buy.com/exicitement of unforeseen.Thanks for sharing this
article.
Sony Walkman MP4 Converter is the best assistant which can help you to
convert audio/video files for Sony Walkman with high output quality and fast conversion speed. It is a multifunctional
software. It can not only help you to convert files for Sony Walkman, but also other Sony products and mobile phones, such as,
Sony Ericsson, Sony Xperia, PSP, PS3, and so forth.
Thank you for sharing with us,i like it very much and i will always give attention.
Welcome to say something about my recent shopping experience:[url=http://www.watches-user.com/] guess men's watches [/url]
Guess watches is about sexy, adventurous, trendsetting apparel and accessories; all-American looks, with a uniquely European attention to detail. People, who know fashion, know Guess.
Guess watchesis about sexy, adventurous, trendsetting apparel and accessories; all-Americanlooks,
with a uniquely European attention to detail. People, who know fashion,know Guess.
Guess watchesis about sexy, adventurous, trendsetting apparel and accessories; all-Americanlooks,
with a uniquely European attention to detail. People, who know fashion,know Guess.
You're not going to be hired as a network administrator after you pass one or two of the required MCITP Certification exams. But you may be able to use those exams to get your foot in the
door with an entry-level IT MC
QisoShi 
