Quote Originally Posted by FreshNugz
While I accept that you're making the point of media sensationalizing the situation, I also think that in this case, I'm just glad its not complete fabrication. I mean 'wipe away the Israeli regime'??? Come on! Close enough for me.
He shouldn't be allowed to threaten like that, and one might benefit from placing himself in the shoes of the Israeli who lives there on a daily basis; the constant fear of war, suicide attacks - that region breaks out into war very quickly and very spontaneously. Now, some neighbour of yours, who is capable of carrying out his threats, says he wants to wipe away your regime? I'd feel pretty threatened as well. As naturally occurs in the security dilemma, Israel may of course want to bulk up on arms and create some sort of defense to counter the threat. Therefore, Iran is inciting tension where there is already enough. And he shouldn't be allowed to.

"Wipe away the regime" and "wipe Israel off the map" are two very different things. We're talking about overthrowing a government vs. turning the holiest place on Earth into a giant glass parking lot. I would absolutely say that distoring his words on such a level is beyond irresponsible. If we go to war, I want it to be on reality and facts, not propaganda that tries to convince us Ahmadinejad is Hitler himself.


Sorry, but I think "he shouldn't be allowed to" is the whole problem. The US government these days thinks it has every right to launch "pre-emptive strikes" (sneak attacks without a declaration of war), invasions of countries like Iraq before evidence of wrong doing has been found, and all rights to constantly threaten countries with war unless they fall into line and comply with hypocritical demands.

Considering this whole deal is because millions of arab muslims were evicted from their own land, had it stolen from them, I don't find it that outrageous that he might demand an occupying regime be removed and the land be given back to it's rightful inhabitants.
It's remarkably common how often Americans get outraged at foreign leaders saying things that are usually on-par with their own leaders' speeches.
The only different is when the president says "The so-and-so's are supporters of terror, and we must remove them from power", the people feel like they're being protected from frightening boogy men that sit at large tables and discuss how to slaughter all of civilization. You think the folk in the Middle East aren't just as scared of America, brought up to believe they're the terrorists with up-to-date guns? Believe me, America has a much more impressive track-record than Iran and the pisspot dictatorships; an important one being when the CIA orchestrated an overthrow of the democratically elected Iranian government in 1953, replacing them with a dictatorship. But that government dared nationalize it's own then-British-owned oil fields, so I guess they had it comin'!


Although.... I could have sworn that all American meddling was for the purpose of freeing oppressed people, bring them freedom and liberty and whatnot... :wtf: