NRO "Two thousand years ago, a Roman could wander the known world confident that he would be unmolested by local unruly elements, protected only by the statement “Civis romanus sum,” I am a Roman citizen. His confidence stemmed from a demonstrated assurance that any group that dared attack a Roman would trigger a response in the form of a Roman legion, which would deal swift and brutal justice. Juxtapose this image of a previous world-spanning hegemon with the image of ten American Sailors kneeling on the deck of their own vessel with their hands clasped together over their heads. It is an image of indignity and failure that is accompanied by the smell of rotting power.
Iran general scoffs: US sailors cried when we captured them
"Revolutionary Guards officer says servicemen briefly held this week were only released after ‘Americans humbly admitted our might and power’ ". . .
"Salami said “the marines were crying when they were being captured, but they later felt better after the IRGC forces treated them with kindness.”
"The comments were reported by Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency." . . .
"The comments were reported by Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency." . . .
What the Ayres-Wright-Obama unholy trinity have always wanted: the humiliation of America.
Obama, Iran, and the Kidnapping of Realism . . . "Don’t get me wrong; realism demands that we actively pursue diplomacy with Iran. Iran’s youthful population is an existential threat to the theocrats and a source of major internal political pressure. We must not alienate these future leaders with a leap to military action. Yet by our failure to deter Iran’s hard-liners, we only encourage them further. And in their empowerment, political moderation perishes. Foreign-policy realism demands that we sometimes deal with unpleasant people. But it also requires our commitment to honest policy."
No comments:
Post a Comment