TO: Meir Javedanfar
RE: A Method to Their Madness
“…how by rationing gas, Iran’s president imposed sanctions on his people which are more devastating than anything the West could have come up with, and how the move could deal a mortal blow to Ahmadinejad’s chances of re-election in 2009.” — Meir Javedanfar
Actually….
….I think he’s more worried about a forthcoming war with the US than re-election in two years.
Look at it. What is the rationale here? Did they lose one of their 9 refineries? Has Saudi Arabia, or some other gulf oil princedom stopped supplying their shortfall?
I didn’t hear of anything like that. So…what’s the reason?
From a military perspective, I’d say they’re getting ready for either sanctions and embargo, as a result of their refusal to stop their nuclear development or a war, by building up their strategic reserves.
The former…well…the UN is by and large toothless.
The latter….we’ve been gradually building up our combat power in the region over the last 10 months.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[When you go to a gunfight, bring all your friends.]
