Reframe This – Redux
Iran said it could defeat any American military action over its controversial nuclear drive, in one of the Islamic regime's boldest challenges yet to the United States.
"You can start a war but it won't be you who finishes it," said General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the head of the Revolutionary Guards and among the regime's most powerful figures.
"The Americans know better than anyone that their troops in the region and in Iraq are vulnerable. I would advise them not to commit such a strategic error," he told reporters on the sidelines of a pro-Palestinian conference in Tehran.
So, essentially we see a repeat of the Iranian tactic of hostage taking. Had Jimmy Carter reacted forcefully to the taking of American hostages, this would not be part of their strategy. There is a very distinct reason why the "students" did not try to take hostages at the Russian embassy.
I particularly want to thank the American press for providing the script for the Iranian government:
"I would advise them to first get out of their quagmire in Iraq before getting into an even bigger one," General Safavi said with a grin.
How does this get reframed exactly?
So, essentially we see a repeat of the Iranian tactic of hostage taking. Had Jimmy Carter reacted forcefully to the taking of American hostages, this would not be part of their strategy. There is a very distinct reason why the "students" did not try to take hostages at the Russian embassy.
I particularly want to thank the American press for providing the script for the Iranian government:
"I would advise them to first get out of their quagmire in Iraq before getting into an even bigger one," General Safavi said with a grin.
How does this get reframed exactly?
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