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They just codified this "death to America" stance via their political process the other day, we should be taking down their infrastructure at minimum by this point... seems like they might be getting the picture though article claims they are back pedaling...
Death to America is nothing, in Iran they stone girls for having pre-marital sex while the men get high-fives. A passive gay gets the noose unless they are feminine and are willing to go through a sex change. No matter the topic, criticizing Ayatollah will cost you your life. So a verbal threat like Death to America, in a cultural relative sense is pretty much the equivalent of a slap on the hand or a high five for a good treaty. Ayatollah is saying, We hate your values, we don't trust you, but good job on this one, mate. They think since they have gotten the treaty, if the keep the pressure on, America will reform further and adopt some of the Islamic Revolutionary principles, perhaps?
"A clear majority of Iranian legislators said Monday the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America" despite its July nuclear accord with world powers."
There's the legal matter of international law, and the geopolitical matter of Iran's allies being Russia and China, as in land war in Asia against all the chief Asian powers.
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Thanks for posting this article Tom.
It is a great read.
I follow Kristol on twitter he is now attacking Trump 24/7....
this remains a BIG problem though:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/03/ayatollah-khamenei-iran-death-to-america
They just codified this "death to America" stance via their political process the other day, we should be taking down their infrastructure at minimum by this point... seems like they might be getting the picture though article claims they are back pedaling...
Letting them get away with that is just another example of the weak leadership we have...
Same thing as "we're out of munnie!"...
We should make them immediately recant or else face direct military action... start with the transmission systems and work up from there...
No self-respecting nation would let them get away with this... its symptomatic of our larger problem...
Death to America is nothing, in Iran they stone girls for having pre-marital sex while the men get high-fives. A passive gay gets the noose unless they are feminine and are willing to go through a sex change. No matter the topic, criticizing Ayatollah will cost you your life. So a verbal threat like Death to America, in a cultural relative sense is pretty much the equivalent of a slap on the hand or a high five for a good treaty. Ayatollah is saying, We hate your values, we don't trust you, but good job on this one, mate. They think since they have gotten the treaty, if the keep the pressure on, America will reform further and adopt some of the Islamic Revolutionary principles, perhaps?
We should send in some cruise missiles with cluster bomb loads to their next 'death to America' rally...
Trump is on record as saying the hostages will be released before he takes oath.... Kristol's position here is hard to understand....
5020 words by my count. Went the same school as Bill Mitchell. Two cups of tea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_to_America
Well they have taken it up a notch:
"A clear majority of Iranian legislators said Monday the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America" despite its July nuclear accord with world powers."
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/675174--death-to-america-stands-despite-nuclear-deal.html
Then on Tuesday they were back pedaling...
No one should have electricity in Tehran by Monday night (AT MINIMUM)...
Words hurt? Before killing other people you should think about two two concepts:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportionality_%28law%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventive_action
and whether or not how they should apply to the current situation.
No need to be a bully just because you can.
There's the legal matter of international law, and the geopolitical matter of Iran's allies being Russia and China, as in land war in Asia against all the chief Asian powers.
Recall CentCom Commander Fallon: Attack On Iran ‘Will Not Happen On My Watch’
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-shooting-terrorism-gun-violence/
Death to America! oorah!
Right Bob soon we are going to have to get rid of the phrase "he went Postal" with "he went academe".....
should be a tip-off that something is very wrong in the academe to non-morons.....
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