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Mandy
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 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:13 am Post subject: re Iran : What is happening to US mentality ? |
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See graph in http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7288170.stm
So in 2008 the US is now more hawkish against Iran than Israel (which in 2006 was the most hawkish).
Isn't learning from your mistakes a sign of intelligence ? |
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major.tom
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:06 am Post subject: |
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I think you're misreading the graph. US support for an invasion dropped from 66 to 60% from 2006 to 2008. Israel's support increased from 62 to 71% over the same period.
So the US has become marginally more sane, while Israel has become even more gung-ho. |
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Mandy
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| major.tom wrote: | I think you're misreading the graph. US support for an invasion dropped from 66 to 60% from 2006 to 2008. Israel's support increased from 62 to 71% over the same period.
So the US has become marginally more sane, while Israel has become even more gung-ho. |
Oops .. I must get my eyes checked out .. I had the 2006 & 2008 figures swapped round.
Ah well, sanity at last !! And Obama wins in Mississippi primary ..
Though the way the system works, these SUPER DELEGATES can ignore the vote and choose who they want to lead the democrats.
I love democracy in action. |
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faceless
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| What has that got to do with this story about Iran? |
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Mandy
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| faceless wrote: | | What has that got to do with this story about Iran? |
I thought one of the reasons to attack Iran was their lack of democracy.
The link is also the sanity of choosing Obama over Clinton. |
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faceless
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:33 am Post subject: |
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| fair enough, it just didn't seem obvious |
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