Good Analogy
Mark Steyn has one of the best analogy to describe the current situation with Iran I've seen.
You know what's great fun to do if you're on, say, a flight from Chicago to New York and you're getting a little bored? Why not play being President Ahmadinejad? Stand up and yell in a loud voice, "I've got a bomb!" Next thing you know the air marshal will be telling people, "It's OK, folks. Nothing to worry about. He hasn't got a bomb." And then the second marshal would say, "And even if he did have a bomb it's highly unlikely he'd ever use it." And then you threaten to kill the two Jews in row 12 and the stewardess says, "Relax, everyone. That's just a harmless rhetorical flourish." And then a group of passengers in rows 4 to 7 point out, "Yes, but it's entirely reasonable of him to have a bomb given the threatening behavior of the marshals and the cabin crew."
That's how it goes with the Iranians.
The passengers in rows 4 to 7, of course, want to reframe the argument.
Update: This is not encouraging.
By Robert, Monday, 17 April , 2006 @ 4:33 pm
The President of Iran doesn’t have the power.
The mullahs do.
By Gauis Arbo, Monday, 17 April , 2006 @ 4:33 pm
And they’re sane how?
By Robert, Monday, 17 April , 2006 @ 4:36 pm
Mark Steyn thinks people should take him seriously when it comes to his advice on handling Iran.
He batted .000 in the run-up to Iraq.
Wrong across the board, or as they say, “spectacularly wrong.”
Now we should take his advice on handling Iran?
Pass!!
By Gauis Arbo, Monday, 17 April , 2006 @ 4:42 pm
You would be wrong, Robert.