Rumblings about an impending attack on Iran
:: loose talk of war should make us all nervous
Ted Rall has a realistic look at what fate awaits us all as we powerlessly gaze upon the musings of few madmen in Washington.
"That's a big gamble. Iran already has, in Ian Bremmer's words, 'one of the most pluralist and (relatively) democratic regimes in the Middle East.' Moreover, distrust of the United States--which overthrew Iran's democratic government in 1953, backed the Shah's vicious dictatorship and has worked tirelessly to ruin the Iranian economy through sanctions and covert sabotage since the 1978 Islamic revolution--can hardly be overstated. The kids may want freedom, but they don't believe the U.S. will deliver it. And they live right next door to Iraq, where American 'liberation' leaves something to be desired. "
Bush gone wild by Ted Rall
Ted Rall has a realistic look at what fate awaits us all as we powerlessly gaze upon the musings of few madmen in Washington.
"That's a big gamble. Iran already has, in Ian Bremmer's words, 'one of the most pluralist and (relatively) democratic regimes in the Middle East.' Moreover, distrust of the United States--which overthrew Iran's democratic government in 1953, backed the Shah's vicious dictatorship and has worked tirelessly to ruin the Iranian economy through sanctions and covert sabotage since the 1978 Islamic revolution--can hardly be overstated. The kids may want freedom, but they don't believe the U.S. will deliver it. And they live right next door to Iraq, where American 'liberation' leaves something to be desired. "
Bush gone wild by Ted Rall
