Quote Originally Posted by Kralizec View Post
Iran's rethoric about the US being the great satan or wanting to destroy Israel does not originate from a whim of the Ayatollahs deciding that they wanted to piss of the world for no good reason. Acknowledging them won't turn them into a bastion of liberty and tolerance but will accomplish a lot more than delivering suggestive and ultimately empty threats. If I'm not mistaken, Iran will have another presidential election this year, wich should be interesting.
I agree ith the point about a detterent against anymore attempts by the crazy co. to establish PEACE AND LIBERTY in a country where they helped to destroy it, common sense no?

Your point about the rhetoric also allows us to put things into perspective, the perspective of ones nation being demonised as evil by the most powerful and miliraily active nation on the planet, if I was an Iranian I would be bloody frightened as hell about the U.S & Co. invading with Captain Crazy in charge.

Counter-Rhetoric is natural. As are attepmts to prove one's ability to defend against military power, thus the issue of Iran getting involved in Iraq. Prior warning and all...