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Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Sabre-rattling on Iran Starting Up Again
The details are as sordid and questionable as they always are, but once again the news is filled with politicians, media outlets and various government propagandists advocating for an attack on Iran.
It's all very simple: Iran is virtually encircled by the American military. The nuclear arsenals of two nations, both proven aggressors, are pointing straight at Teheran. Israel is trying very hard to dominate a losing conversation about the Middle East. War is a guaranteed distraction, and the sabre-rattling should be recognized for being something quite different than actual concern about weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. and Israel are freaked out because they don't want to lose their bullying leverage over countries with less sophisticated arsenals than they have.
It doesn't matter how repressive or allegedly undemocratic the Iranian government is, it has the right to defend its country against attack.
If there is a nuclear proliferation problem in the Middle East, the problem starts in Israel and ends in the U.S.A.
NO ATTACK ON IRAN!
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