Comments on: Can Iran Be Contained? http://atlanticsentinel.com/2009/12/can-iran-be-contained/ Transatlantic News, Analysis & Commentary Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:20:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scott http://atlanticsentinel.com/2009/12/can-iran-be-contained/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Scott Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:12:45 +0000 http://atlanticsentinel.com/?p=574#comment-237 I agree. I hope that the "new liberalism" does not constrain the West's intelligence agencies from accelerating reform. I wish that Jimmy Carter had thought a little more about the consequences when he created the vacuum back in the 1970's. I agree. I hope that the “new liberalism” does not constrain the West’s intelligence agencies from accelerating reform. I wish that Jimmy Carter had thought a little more about the consequences when he created the vacuum back in the 1970’s.

]]> By: Nick Ottens http://atlanticsentinel.com/2009/12/can-iran-be-contained/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Nick Ottens Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:49:34 +0000 http://atlanticsentinel.com/?p=574#comment-236 You're presuming that common sense prevails in Tehran? Sure, the US has little reason to attack Iran (perhaps unless it acquires nuclear weapons), however with a president denying the Holocaust and a bunch of Islamist extremists pulling the strings behind the curtain, there's at least some reason to think that not all of Iran's policy makers are as rational as we'd like them to be. I wholeheartedly agree that internal reform is our best chance at getting an Iran that's no longer a threat but actually an asset in the Middle East. As it is though, it's an oppressive theocracy that is financing terrorism and threatening Israel. Waiting around for reform to happen might not do the trick. You’re presuming that common sense prevails in Tehran? Sure, the US has little reason to attack Iran (perhaps unless it acquires nuclear weapons), however with a president denying the Holocaust and a bunch of Islamist extremists pulling the strings behind the curtain, there’s at least some reason to think that not all of Iran’s policy makers are as rational as we’d like them to be.

I wholeheartedly agree that internal reform is our best chance at getting an Iran that’s no longer a threat but actually an asset in the Middle East. As it is though, it’s an oppressive theocracy that is financing terrorism and threatening Israel. Waiting around for reform to happen might not do the trick.

]]> By: Scott http://atlanticsentinel.com/2009/12/can-iran-be-contained/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Scott Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:45:37 +0000 http://atlanticsentinel.com/?p=574#comment-234 I disagree with "The very reason Iran is developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles is because it is afraid of Israel and the United States." A significant percentage of the US armed forces are on the borders of Iran, and despite their primary role in international terrorism, we have not attacked. Iran can be controlled only from within. If the Iranian opposition were to successfully remove the theocracy. Iran would become the most valuable ally to the West. External threats have a negative impact, the US should disavow any attacks and openly deter Israel. I disagree with “The very reason Iran is developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles is because it is afraid of Israel and the United States.”
A significant percentage of the US armed forces are on the borders of Iran, and despite their primary role in international terrorism, we have not attacked.
Iran can be controlled only from within. If the Iranian opposition were to successfully remove the theocracy. Iran would become the most valuable ally to the West. External threats have a negative impact, the US should disavow any attacks and openly deter Israel.

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