It's been a while since I've written something in here. Mike has been doing a fantastic job! The picture of Special Agent Jack Bauer was a good choice. Anyways, I have two important matters. First, a moment of fragility. Mike and I were the recipients of a late night covert attack of shaving cream in the face. What do I have to say about this? Two things: revenge and revenge.
Second, I have decided to take a stand. I hate American foreign policy towards the Middle East. First reason: Guantanamo Bay. Recently Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, spoke at Harvard declaring this: “You taught us no government worth its salt can subvert the rule of law. We believed you. That’s part of what you have as a gift for the world. Then how can you commit Guantanamo Bay? Take back your country.” Guantanamo Bay infuriates me! Second reason: Iran. This is no time to impose useless, ineffective sanctions. A recent poll suggests that "At least a third of respondents in the six nations surveyed think the best way to deal with Iran is to impose economic and commercial sanctions." This is frustrating. This is just because it seems as though many people think the only other alternative is nuclear war. Guess what? It's not. Rather than force or economic sanctions let's start engaging the country. Don't even try to use South Africa as some sanction success story. There were so many other elements involved that we just cannot copy and implant this policy in another nation. Rather, I would like to see more investigation on how we can engage Iran because I believe there is a significant population within that wants a voice in government other than Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Let's not estrange this population. "Hardliners in Tehran are looking forward to the sanctions. It helps them hide their incompetence behind the embargo"
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2 comments:
Hmmmmm....interesting. I don't how you go about engaging a country that doesn't want to be engaged. Sure, there are people in Iran who would like a voice outside the Ayatollah - but they aren't going to get it. Especially if its a voice that suggests they work with the US. We have done too much damage in the Middle East already and a country like Iran who is already a minority in the Islamic world is just out to prove themselves in a big, big way. OK - thats enough. We should discuss this sometime face to face.
Question: what do you mean by "engage"? And what does Guantanamo have to do with anything? Are you saying all American foreign policy is crap based off one example? (Unhappy time though Guantanamo may be). Let's remember what country you are currently living in that gives you quilted toilet paper, freedom of thought (unless you attend Delaware University), "Pathfinder", jobs for illegal aliens, and - what you should care most about - Israel as our biotch. Is American foreign policy that bad when it comes to Israel? After all, those are your people that Iran threatens to wipe off the face of the earth. Try "engaging" that.
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