Posted on 10/13/2014 9:15:19 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “Iran is a natural ally” of the U.S.
“As long as Iran is ruled by the ayatollah and bases itself on its sectarian philosophy, we have to be careful. But basically, as a country, Iran is a natural ally of the United States. It’s the ideological, religious component that makes it an antagonist,” said Kissinger, who served as Secretary of State for the Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford administrations. …
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How many of them are Twelvers?
Precisely so. No way the IRG could have suppressed that by itself.
What’s your take on it then. 90% support?
Never mind several species of snakes.
Sorry majority of pro-western Persians emigrated west after the fall of the Shah.
And they all moved to Los Angeles.
None of them and all of them.
Is there any award in the world still untarnished and worthy of respect?
acid
Carter was dumb evil awful President
I don’t know the number. But come on! The reporters who are saying that Iranians are pro-American are walking around the streets of Tehran.
That’s not an answer. What’s to hide?
The old nazi spews out another whopper, eh. ? Well, Iran was an ally of sorts before Carter ruined the place ( and his presidency ) by shoving in the islamonazis into power there. But Iran under the nazis is not even a possible friend or ally They’ve declared USA their Great Satan and their number one target for the nuclear bombs they’re now building (under the protection of, and with a ton Of money from, Obama).
I tried to assume Kissinger was right in my mind to play devil’s advocate, and played out the endgame scenarios of Iran being the middle-east superpower, then it occurred to me that the very same sentiment could have been made about Nazi Germany in the mid thirties. Clean streets, order. What’s not to like?
This isn't and never has been a one way traffic.
And, it’s all so very funny.
As is well known, Obama stands with Mooselimbs, should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
In the case of Iran, the Mooselimbs under assault in 2009 were the the leadership of Iran. The "political winds" were the ordinary people of Iran. Obama stood with the Mooselimbs (the leadership) by failing to assist those ordinary people. It's his world-view, his big picture. The President of the United States is scum. It's a fact. But we already knew that.
A President Kissinger would not have acted so stupidly. But he isn't natural born, dontcha know.
Now that I have your attention, let me explain. My Persian friends are not Muslims, they are Bahá’ís. But, since Bahá’u’lláh stated that Shi’ia (Twelver) Islam is the “true” branch of Islam, I guess that makes them “Twelvers” also.
Was Iran under the Nazis?! Had no idea! When did that happen?!
To be honest I’ve never met a Persian who didn’t like America. The running joke is while they are running over the US flag and yelling “Death to America” at the mandatory 2 minutes of hate, they are looking over head for US warplanes.
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