Comments on: Tehran’s Timing

By: Ritchie Emmons

Ritchie Emmons — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:18:22 +0000

I agree fully with Brian. I found it almost comical how the Iranians a few days ago “wanted to solve this crisis.” Really? Then release the hostages!! I don’t pine for war, but I would just once love to see Iran overplay their hand and get punished mightily for it. If the Brits bombed their nuclear facilities into oblivion or destroyed their oil producing capabilties, I’d have a smile on my face for a month (and would gladly pay $7 a gallon).

Naturally, I’m not looking beyond the immediate satisfaction of seeing the mullahs realizing they stepped too far and are terrorized because of it. Unfortunately, Brian is right – the West has become too soft and thus allows itself to be bullied by a lesser Iran. All this appeasement will likely lead to a conflict as Iran gets emboldened. I figure Israel will have to make a stand before too long. When it does, I imagine the conflict won’t be as “calm” as the recent Israel/Hezbollah dust-up last year.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:31:58 +0000

And another thing — my skin crawled at the sight of the fawning, post-modern “warriors” of the Royal Navy, who coouldn’t have performed better for the Iranian propaganda machine if they’d been practicing their parts for 30 years.

Oh wait . . . they grew up in a post-modern western culture! They have been practicing for 30 years!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:18:54 +0000

I’m struck by how quintessentially KGB-like this whole event has been. Conjure a crisis out of thin air, create it, milk the uncertainty and fear that attends it, then solve the problem, to the relief and gratitude of all concerned . . .

Gee — when you consider how far out of hand this crisis could have gotten, we really have to appreciate the good intentions of the peace-loving, temperate and kind-to-hostages Iranians.

Call me a cynic, but the only thing worse than the transparency of this whole fiasco is that civilized people seem to be focussing more on the generosity of those wonderful Iranians than the fact that this whole sick episode was of their making.