Thursday January 25, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) quoted Iranian President making some rather dire predictions about the United States and Israel.

Ahmadinejad said that "the United States and the Zionist regime of Israel will soon come to the end of their lives." That wasn't enough for him, he also said "Sparking discord among Muslims, especially between the Shiites and Sunnis, is a plot hatched by the Zionists and the US for dominating regional nations and looting their resources."
The Iranian president articulated these thoughts during a recent visit to Damascus Syria.

Ahmadinejad is right and Ahmadinejad is wrong.

Ahmadinejad is right because the United States and Israel really are trying to exploit inner Muslim rifts and Iran is beginning to feel the pressure.

Ahmadinejad is wrong to think that in the near or distant future either the United States or Israel would be in grave danger of destruction.

That's wishful thinking on the part of the Iranian president, not political analysis.