[lit-ideas] Re: Five Years Ago
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:59:03 -0700
You know, Irene I discussed these matters in a note to Eric yesterday. I
didn't think it was too long for you -- not your anti-Bush and Leftist
maunderings, of course, but the approach toward Iran. Vali Nasr, purported
by some to be the greatest authority on political Islam implied that if we
could reach an agreement with Iran, that could go a long way toward solving
the Iraq problem. Iran has weight with Syria and if the two of them decided
to stop the insurgency from their countries that would be a major help.
Then we would need the Saudis to influence the Iraqi Sunnis and we'd be home
free. Nasr said that in Iraq the Shiites trust Iran the most, the Sunnis
trust the Saudis the most and the Kurds trusts the US the most. [a
paraphrase from a CSPAN 2 interview with Vali Nasr in regard to his new book
The Shi Revival.]
Lawrence
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Five Years Ago
Well, how about make peace with Iran and solve the Palestinian thing. That
would be huge steps forward. Iraq is dead in the water, and Iran can be a
powerful ally in settling them down. From what I can tell, Iran seems to
want to enter the 21st century. That's the motivation behind the desire for
nuclear energy. At this point, we don't have a choice, and now Afghanistan
is on the brink of going the way of Iraq. Of course we can always invade
Iran and create thousands and tens of thousands more jihadists and suicide
bombers. That's probably what they will do. Did you ever wonder, Lawrence,
that there are no leftists among the neocons that put this fiasco together?
Want to reconsider your opinion of leftists? And to think, for making such
a mess, Wolfowitz was given a job running the IMF. Does that not amaze you?
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