Lost in healthcare, travel, etc., I was a couple of days late reading the WSJ report Iran Lawmakers Close Ranks, Endorse Ahmadinejad Cabinet: Iran’s parliament endorsed most of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s cabinet nominees, a political victory for the embattled leader and a signal his fractured conservative base will close ranks to keep the regime afloat.
The legislature approved all but three of his 21 choices, including the controversial appointments of the first female minister in the 30-year history of the Islamic Republic and a defense minister wanted by Interpol for a terrorist attack on a Jewish center in Argentina in 1994. Lawmakers broke into cheers of “Death to Israel” and “God is Great” when the approval of the defense minister was announced.
“Death to Israel” right in the parliament itself? Sounds pretty medieval, doesn’t it? Of course, no surprise there. But as per the headline, what would you do if Prime Minister of Israel? When a lot men, including the head of state, say they want to kill, indeed have killed you in this instance, do you take them at their words – or do you just,as some do, dismiss it as an exaggeration, a façon de parler, as they say? Would you act or would you wait until the international community holds some meetings?
Behind the scenes, you can be sure that Bibi is looking at what allies can do. Plus, given some statements coming from the Persian Gulf, there are people concerned about Iran going too far, and a blind eye would be given to what Israel would do. Not to mention possible fighting between Syria and Iraq, we could have a multi-front war by Halloween.
Iran has gone too far, and it has to be taught a lesson. This is something that Teheran should keep in mind whilst they look down on Arabs.
Dunno. Bibi on a lark, according to Drudge?
In the crunch the American public will support Israel full throttle. This will surprise many Dems.
Yo, Dauphin, “…support Israel full throttle”??
Better you don’t hold your breast on that.
The esteemed readership of the Washington Post went berserk yesterday on Wm. Kristol’s guest op-ed, with opponents of Mr Jones outnumbered about a hundred to one by spittle-flecked crazies morphing from defending Jones to bad-mouthing neocons, to whacking Kristol personally as human scum, thence segueing right into attacking AIPAC and its evil master the Zionist Entity.
Really a Grauniad-calibre thread right there on the online WaPo!
I am sure Europe is worried about Iran getting nuclear weapons. In the past they could count on the US to flex its military muscle. I don’t think they will hold their breath for Obama to act. I wonder if they will look to Israel to take the initiative instead.
HPH – the, uh, “esteemed” readership of the WaPo may not be representative of the US at large:
http://tinyurl.com/lzktkr
bibi needn’t do a thing. The good professir
Juan Cole at U of M says Iran is only kidding HAHAHA
Of course he is sitting on his big fat arse in
A-squared while his department rakes in hundreds
of thousands of petrobucks from the Saudis.
“The esteemed readership of the Washington Post went berserk yesterday on Wm. Kristol’s guest op-ed”
This is his piece from September 1st. The amount of raw hatred directed at Kristol, much of it really quite anti-Semitic, is shocking:
No Will, No Way
http://tinyurl.com/lmvc23
Iran can’t make it anymore clear.
I think I would go hunting with a very big stick and forget the walk softly part.
This post has been linked for the HOT5 Daily 9/12/2009, at The Unreligious Right