Iranian elections
Reader comment on item: Rooting for Ahmadinejad

Submitted by Janusz Kowalik (United States), Jun 12, 2009 at 21:03

Dr Pipes essay on the Iranian presidential election is a briliant piece of work. Indeed the present President is not a diplomat but at least honest. He is a better choice for the world than a more elusive opponent who can easily mislead the West until is too late. We will never eliminate the Iranian danger as long as we try to negotiate with Iran from the position of weakness. America should have its own foreign policy but learn some lessons from Israel that has much better understanding of the MIddle East extremely complex situation where conflicts are fuelled by religious hatrad enshrined in the Holy Books.

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