Reply #19: I don't think Dr. Cole is holding up Iran as an example of anything [View All]

[Douglas Carpenter]

At least I personally did not interpret it that way.

He is simply putting the record straight of what Iranian officials actually said and what the actual details actually are.

The U.S. is not possibly preparing for an imminent attack on Pakistan. It is probably preparing for an imminent attack on Iran. Pakistan is certainly no more of a democracy and probably less of democracy than Iran with probably just as bad if not a worse record on human rights.
They certainly have no more of a favorable view toward Israel than Iran. Pakistan certainly has more verifiable links to terrorism than Iran.

Regarding Iraq there is simply no evidence according to the British DOD of Iranian involvement in supplying weapons to enemies of an Iraq's Iranian-friendly elected government. No one seriously doubts that the Iraqi majority and its elected government would seek closer ties with their natural cultural and religious allies in Iran