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Old 09-24-2007, 12:22 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by baloney_detector View Post
That may be.

And perhaps Ahmadinejad will end up being "backed into a corner he can't escape from," so to speak, during various times in this discussion.

But, this possibility doesn't change my opinion that the US government should have been more forceful and vocal in trying to stop this discussion from taking place in the first place on the basis that such discussions of this type don't exist in Iran.

If he wants a voice, first give a voice to average Iranians.
I can think of two people: My dad's doctor and a car salesman. My dad's doctor is Persian, and the car salesman is an Iranian ex-patriate I met in 2000 when I was shopping for a car.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105