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Oneironaut

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75. Iran is an religious extremist state.

Thu Oct 15, 2015, 01:53 PM

Oct 2015

Given the opportunity, they would support a terrorist attack (including nuclear) for religious regions. The leadership is full of malevolent religious nut jobs.

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The Iranians are not MY enemy. [View all] stone space Oct 2015 OP

My friend Naseem is flying back to Tehran tonight for an extended visit. NBachers Oct 2015 #1

Love it artislife Oct 2015 #17

Hillary really blew it with her response... Herman4747 Oct 2015 #2

I agree. Obama has been keeping us out of a war with Iran. cprise Oct 2015 #34

Hillary was referring to the government of the Islamic Republic, Hortensis Oct 2015 #38

If that is the case, is it too much to ask... Herman4747 Oct 2015 #83

Yes, it was a mistake that did leave her open to misinterpretation and attack. Hortensis Oct 2015 #85

more of the same... ? krkaufman Oct 2015 #94

WE also do well to show restraint and diplomacy, rather than reflexive hate-mongering, KRKaufman. Hortensis Oct 2015 #97

I thought she did fine up until then. Why couldn't she have said "the ayatollahs" or eridani Oct 2015 #89

Enemies list... krkaufman Oct 2015 #95

That was about JackInGreen Oct 2015 #3

I agree. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #6

The most disturbing to me were her references to god. That always Hortensis Oct 2015 #41

I'm Jewish, and had Iranian friends in college back in the 1980s. bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #4

+1! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #7

I had the same reaction. cprise Oct 2015 #35

The Supreme Leader of Iran is an enemy to progressive values oberliner Oct 2015 #5

I was complaining about Israel once artislife Oct 2015 #20

Good point oberliner Oct 2015 #32

Oh, yes. Please do not blame me for Congressman Doug Collins, Hortensis Oct 2015 #48

It must hurt to see artislife Oct 2015 #51

Hi again, Cascadia. No, 'cause I'm from California originally. :) Hortensis Oct 2015 #61

Just as we should oppose war-mongering ultra-right leaders in Israel. Ikonoklast Oct 2015 #36

Right - for the people. But Iran's government is quite progressive Hortensis Oct 2015 #46

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #8

Iran hasn't done shit to us but Hillary wants to police the world. JRLeft Oct 2015 #9

Well, leftynyc Oct 2015 #23

And we've committed mass murder. JRLeft Oct 2015 #26

And that has zero to do leftynyc Oct 2015 #27

This has everything to with our forever warring in the middle east and our constant siding JRLeft Oct 2015 #28

Your charge was that Iran leftynyc Oct 2015 #40

And I replied that it was for a reason. JRLeft Oct 2015 #43

And for some reason leftynyc Oct 2015 #44

Which country is waging war on multiple continents and countries and has been fighting wars it seems JRLeft Oct 2015 #45

Hey, you don't have to convince me leftynyc Oct 2015 #54

Dear "leftynyc" - FairWinds Oct 2015 #63

I am most certainly aware leftynyc Oct 2015 #66

The 'H' is for Hawk cprise Oct 2015 #37

I have zero desire leftynyc Oct 2015 #39

Your establishment heroes have conditioned you cprise Oct 2015 #50

LOL leftynyc Oct 2015 #56

LOL cprise Oct 2015 #59

Have you ever seen me leftynyc Oct 2015 #68

I think for most people, living in a torn-up country cprise Oct 2015 #74

We had no business getting involved leftynyc Oct 2015 #77

Actually, in terms of aid the Europeans far outshine us cprise Oct 2015 #79

Sorry leftynyc Oct 2015 #81

If the US wants its military fingers in all the pies, then cprise Oct 2015 #84

Context is everything. gregcrawford Oct 2015 #55

So let's see leftynyc Oct 2015 #57

Ummm... gregcrawford Oct 2015 #60

Really? leftynyc Oct 2015 #67

Iran is an religious extremist state. Oneironaut Oct 2015 #75

Compared to Saudi Arabia, they look like Sweden. eom cprise Oct 2015 #80

sometimes the hypocrisy dwarfs all reddread Oct 2015 #93

The Iranian people aren't our enemy. MynameisBlarney Oct 2015 #10

Thank you for the sanity JayhawkSD Oct 2015 #11

If HRC wants to fight the Iranian enemy . . FairWinds Oct 2015 #12

We have done some truly awful crap to Iran, but our leaders never speak of it. Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #13

Just the position we would expect Thespian2 Oct 2015 #14

I have Iranian friends too treestar Oct 2015 #15

Stone space Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2015 #16

The Iranian people certainly aren't my enemy, but the Ayatollahs certainly aren't my friends. tritsofme Oct 2015 #18

What acts of genocide have they committed? Martin Eden Oct 2015 #21

The government executes people for being gay. The Iranian government is the enemy of some Iranian Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #31

Are you Martin Eden Oct 2015 #47

The Iranians should be our natural allies ... much more than the Saudis Martin Eden Oct 2015 #19

Most people don't realize how the Shah artislife Oct 2015 #24

Ignorance of history is a major impediment to progress in the United States Martin Eden Oct 2015 #25

So much this, Iran would have been an entirely different nation now. Ikonoklast Oct 2015 #42

You think Iran would be a secular socialist democracy? oberliner Oct 2015 #49

The direction they were possibly heading before the coup, my best guess. Ikonoklast Oct 2015 #52

What about Fadayan-e Islam? oberliner Oct 2015 #58

The coup ensured their eventual success. cprise Oct 2015 #64

They might have been successful anyway oberliner Oct 2015 #65

So its better to establish imperial control from the cprise Oct 2015 #69

Of course not oberliner Oct 2015 #73

The Iranian people are very pro-western on average I think Dem2 Oct 2015 #22

Iran may never be 'aligned' to the West cprise Oct 2015 #76

But but Rafale Oct 2015 #29

And neither are the 55 million Americans who are registered Republicans, Hillary. canoeist52 Oct 2015 #30

It was a bizarre response from the candidates who said Iran our biggest threat d_legendary1 Oct 2015 #33

I sure hope we don't invade Iran, just cause the Saudis want us to, or just cause the Isrealis want MasonDreams Oct 2015 #53

rec'd FlatBaroque Oct 2015 #62

I know a lot of Iranian Americans Report1212 Oct 2015 #70

She was throwing a bone to the right with that statement AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #71

Agreed. Nor do I desire to piss off any group who disagrees with me. Fearless Oct 2015 #72

Anyone with a brain knows she meant the government of Iran patsimp Oct 2015 #78

What I don't get is that she says this AND claims a hefty share of the credit for the Iran deal karynnj Oct 2015 #82

The people Gonzalo Oct 2015 #86

knr nt slipslidingaway Oct 2015 #87

Hillary voted to allow the Bush administration to go to war with Iran jfern Oct 2015 #88

This is actually a bullshit lie. tritsofme Oct 2015 #90

I suppose you're going to argue that the Iraq war resolution didn't matter either? jfern Oct 2015 #91

No, the 2002 AUMF is a public law. The other is a sense of the Senate resolution, tritsofme Oct 2015 #92

Iranians are an awesome people! Their government sucks though. Ours sucks too, but not as much. Vattel Oct 2015 #96