tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post1403247151845654642..comments2024-01-18T11:30:45.737-05:00Comments on Les Politiques: Obama and the ME: No We Can'tUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-68675583749974312842009-03-05T16:45:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:45:00.000-05:00Naj,What I mean by my previous comment is that Ira...Naj,<BR/>What I mean by my previous comment is that Iran is a regional power on its own, it does not need this role of ex imperial turkey or it does not need to base its power on any influence it may exert on any Arab country. Most people who think that Iran has become a power because hezbollah or Hamas or palestine or anything else are mistaken.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-61859252228259370522009-03-05T16:42:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:42:00.000-05:00Elizabeth,Obama is following Lincoln's example by ...Elizabeth,<BR/><BR/>Obama is following Lincoln's example by setting up an adminstration of dissenting voices and opinions. This may work for the economy, civil rights, and other internal matters but it won't work for foreign policy. especially in the ME where the issue is already complicated by years of US inaction and negligence. Foreign policy needs a clear direction, and Obama was elected Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-43945431692451551012009-03-05T16:37:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:37:00.000-05:00Naj,Thanks for the link. I still prefer Gary Sick...Naj,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. I still prefer Gary Sick's analysis which is linked to at the end of my post. The author you mentioned might be well versed in arts, history and culture but there is no serious political analysis in his article. <BR/>The author seems to assume that because Turkey is no more an empire, modern Iran is playing this role...<BR/><BR/>One cannot compare modern IranSophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-53917317879042979382009-03-05T12:10:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:10:00.000-05:00Sophia this is interesting!Elizabeth: you are so r...<A HREF="http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/02/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-opinions-columnists_melik_kaylan.html" REL="nofollow">Sophia this is interesting!</A><BR/><BR/>Elizabeth: you are so right about Clinton!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-70407030553720796942009-03-05T11:35:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:35:00.000-05:00Obama will live to rue the day he appointed Hillar...Obama will live to rue the day he appointed Hillary Clinton Secretary of State. In fact, he may be already doing so.Anne Rettenberg LCSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924529514196589677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-45223063509861154462009-03-04T18:22:00.000-05:002009-03-04T18:22:00.000-05:00They are not incorrect in their strategic thinking...They are not incorrect in their strategic thinking. Iran being the last power, is also the only one that gives a voice to the Palestinian cause.<BR/><BR/>To "tame" Iran will get them what they want: submission of Palestine!<BR/><BR/>Iran will not attack Israel with nukes or non-nukes. Iran will not act to defend Palestine either. But Iran can lend them support. And this is what they are trying Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.com