Comments on: Greenwashing Iran http://davidgalbraith.org/uncategorized/greenwashing-iran/2040/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 May 2012 05:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: zaph http://davidgalbraith.org/uncategorized/greenwashing-iran/2040/comment-page-1/#comment-12690 zaph Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:38:19 +0000 http://davidgalbraith.org/?p=2040#comment-12690 Mousavi as a moderate is of course relative to Iranian politics but he's really all there is to work with & compared to the current regime he appears the better option, that this issue is for Iranians to decide is also true. We may not know to what levels of real democracy Iran aspires to but most Western governments would be happier with the present incumbent gone but with the Guards more powerful than ever it may be that a nuclear Iran will be a reality to be coped with no matter who is the leader. The UK & US spent many years building the distrust they now suffer from & more meddling will solve nothing, all anyone can do is to wait & see how this all plays out. Mousavi as a moderate is of course relative to Iranian politics but he’s really all there is to work with & compared to the current regime he appears the better option, that this issue is for Iranians to decide is also true. We may not know to what levels of real democracy Iran aspires to but most Western governments would be happier with the present incumbent gone but with the Guards more powerful than ever it may be that a nuclear Iran will be a reality to be coped with no matter who is the leader. The UK & US spent many years building the distrust they now suffer from & more meddling will solve nothing, all anyone can do is to wait & see how this all plays out.

]]> By: admin http://davidgalbraith.org/uncategorized/greenwashing-iran/2040/comment-page-1/#comment-9176 admin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:32:26 +0000 http://davidgalbraith.org/?p=2040#comment-9176 Mousavi was one of the instigators of Iran's nuclear program. His election as a moderate would mean that a nuclear Iran would be something that the West would be more likely to have to get used to, or risk military action which would be unpopular at home and abroad. Mousavi was one of the instigators of Iran’s nuclear program. His election as a moderate would mean that a nuclear Iran would be something that the West would be more likely to have to get used to, or risk military action which would be unpopular at home and abroad.

]]> By: Vigilante http://davidgalbraith.org/uncategorized/greenwashing-iran/2040/comment-page-1/#comment-9169 Vigilante Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:10:09 +0000 http://davidgalbraith.org/?p=2040#comment-9169 Ahmadinejad is the main and immediate issue. His early departure would be just the first step in untying the knot in the Middle East. We must understand that Iranians want his ouster for reasons different than ours. (I am not especially hopefull.) With him gone, nuclear energy in Iran assumes a different profile. The optimal official American position is on the sidelines. Our new president has started the rebuilding of United States' moral and political leadership after its demise during the Busheney years. But we have not yet restored that credibility. President Obama is a mature student of statesmanship who understands that his grasp should not exceed the reach of American foreign policy. But as Americans, we do not and should not remain on the sidelines. We need to demonstrate our active vigil and witness, together with the rest of the world, on a people to people basis. Technology permits and encourages that now, more than ever before. Ahmadinejad is the main and immediate issue. His early departure would be just the first step in untying the knot in the Middle East. We must understand that Iranians want his ouster for reasons different than ours. (I am not especially hopefull.) With him gone, nuclear energy in Iran assumes a different profile.

The optimal official American position is on the sidelines. Our new president has started the rebuilding of United States’ moral and political leadership after its demise during the Busheney years. But we have not yet restored that credibility. President Obama is a mature student of statesmanship who understands that his grasp should not exceed the reach of American foreign policy.

But as Americans, we do not and should not remain on the sidelines. We need to demonstrate our active vigil and witness, together with the rest of the world, on a people to people basis. Technology permits and encourages that now, more than ever before.

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