tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13211373.post6427408737979712901..comments2023-06-07T06:24:17.053-07:00Comments on Minding the Gap: Iran - 15; U.K. - nil49erDweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376084827120286674noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13211373.post-3796353435297660192007-04-11T06:37:00.000-07:002007-04-11T06:37:00.000-07:00bill, I agree with you somewhat that Ahmadinejad b...<I>bill</I>, I agree with you somewhat that Ahmadinejad believes "some" of his <I>crap</I>, though I doubt he believes "all". <BR/><BR/>I've seen later analysis that says Brit public opinion vis-a-vis going to war with Iran over the issue changed dramatically the last few days of the incident - going from somewhat similar figures I've quoted to an almost 90% in favor of 'striking back". If that pov is correct, maybe the real John Bull lies closer to the surface politic than listening to the BBC would suggest.<BR/><BR/>As to re-editing on the fly - well you know how sneaky and controlling we Yanks can be - but it didn't happen, this time.<BR/><BR/>Still like your global warming cartoon!<BR/><BR/>Cheers49erDweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376084827120286674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13211373.post-56192587882190588842007-04-10T11:45:00.000-07:002007-04-10T11:45:00.000-07:00hey I think you just edited your posting while I w...hey I think you just edited your posting while I was posting my reply that's not fair.. (-:Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628454969899731552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13211373.post-33240557593489794952007-04-10T11:41:00.000-07:002007-04-10T11:41:00.000-07:00I would agree with your interpretation of "Chamber...I would agree with your interpretation of "Chamberlainish - 70%, it seems, and Churchillish - 30%" if President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Nation of Iran were as similar to Nazi Germany as The Bush administration paints it to be.<BR/><BR/>Given that it is a far more dangerous kettle of Piranhas, yanking the poor sailors out of there ASAP might not have been a bad idea.<BR/><BR/>What makes President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad scary is not that he and his nation are evil; but that they are honest they believe their crap. The Nazi's knowingly lied to the people of Germany. Ahmadinejad and his cronies actually believe the crap they spout. <BR/><BR/>The whole thing was a publicity stunt for Iran to prove it had control of its territory, a warning to the coalition to stay away from the sovereignty of the Islamic people.<BR/><BR/>So the sabre rattling is over. Consider the Persian Gulf as a rather large tea pot and I think you will have the best metaphor for this whole fiasco.<BR/><BR/>That said, If Blair had not talked would this have given Ahmadinejad the justification in front of his people to execute the sailors, and Britain the justification to go to war with Iran? Who knows?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628454969899731552noreply@blogger.com