Comments on: Doesn’t this just say it all? http://editorseye.com/WordPress/2008/07/13/doesnt-this-just-say-it-all/ i run my own damn think tank Tue, 22 May 2012 01:59:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Marlena http://editorseye.com/WordPress/2008/07/13/doesnt-this-just-say-it-all/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Marlena Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:52:07 +0000 http://editorseye.com/WordPress/?p=554#comment-1384 They can't be trusted because they lie about everything. The only hope is that other channels in the government are bypassing Bush and Cheney because they fully realize that these plans against Iran are completely insane and will open Pandora's box. They can’t be trusted because they lie about everything. The only hope is that other channels in the government are bypassing Bush and Cheney because they fully realize that these plans against Iran are completely insane and will open Pandora’s box.

]]> By: John Maszka http://editorseye.com/WordPress/2008/07/13/doesnt-this-just-say-it-all/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 John Maszka Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:09:32 +0000 http://editorseye.com/WordPress/?p=554#comment-1383 I wish that Bush would agree to meet with Ahmadinejad. Sadly, however, it's doubtful that Bush will seriously give negotiations a chance. Experts have been predicting that Bush would authorize a strike on Iran for years: “I believe President Bush is going to order air strikes (on Iran) before he leaves office” -Norman Podhoretz (Lyons, 2007). Bush and his cronies say they want peace and diplomacy, but the problem with the members of Bush administration is that you can't trust them. You can't take what they at face value. The administration secretly planned and prepared for war with Iraq without disclosing it to the general public. Yet, when asked about Iraq, Bush’s favorite response was “I have no war plans on my desk.” At one point or another after the planning began, nearly every member of the administration publicly denied any plans to go to war with Iraq. The question remains: Why would we expect the Bush administration to start being honest and up front about its intentions now? A better approach to Iran would be negotiations. We need to give Iran an honorable path of retreat. While Fareed Zakaria agrees that there is no reason not to use sanctions and embargoes against states such as Iran, he suggests that we also need to “allow a viable way out.” That is to say, we need to negotiate and not merely mandate. I think we should more concerned about acquainting ourselves with the realities of Iran's foreign policy initiatives, and intelligently determining our most reasonable course of action. I wish that Bush would agree to meet with Ahmadinejad. Sadly, however, it’s doubtful that Bush will seriously give negotiations a chance.

Experts have been predicting that Bush would authorize a strike on Iran for years:

“I believe President Bush is going to order air strikes (on Iran) before he leaves office”
-Norman Podhoretz (Lyons, 2007).

Bush and his cronies say they want peace and diplomacy, but the problem with the members of Bush administration is that you can’t trust them. You can’t take what they at face value.

The administration secretly planned and prepared for war with Iraq without disclosing it to the general public.

Yet, when asked about Iraq, Bush’s favorite response was “I have no war plans on my desk.” At one point or another after the planning began, nearly every member of the administration publicly denied any plans to go to war with Iraq.

The question remains: Why would we expect the Bush administration to start being honest and up front about its intentions now?

A better approach to Iran would be negotiations. We need to give Iran an honorable path of retreat. While Fareed Zakaria agrees that there is no reason not to use sanctions and embargoes against states such as Iran, he suggests that we also need to “allow a viable way out.” That is to say, we need to negotiate and not merely mandate.

I think we should more concerned about acquainting ourselves with the realities of Iran’s foreign policy initiatives, and intelligently determining our most reasonable course of action.

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