Wednesday, October 14, 2009

a false TRIchotomy...

The false dichotomy is a well-known rhetorical device:
"You're either for us or against us."

How 'bout the false TRIchotomy:
Containing a Nuclear Iran
By Fareed Zakaria | NEWSWEEK
Published Oct 3, 2009
...
There are three basic options that the United States and its allies have regarding Iran's nuclear program. We can bomb Iran, engage it diplomatically, or contain and deter the threat it poses.
How 'bout option #4: ignore Iran. Do nothing.

Yeah, I know - when it's really important to be bellicose and patriotic, this isn't a readily adopted alternative... but why not?

As I've stated previously, Iran does NOT pose an "existential threat" to America. It is a small - if possibly belligerent - country. I assume it - which is to say, Iran's leaders - realize that launching a nuke strike against Israel or any other U.S. ally would result in Iran's annihilation.
Ignore 'em! Let 'em build all the nukes they want.
This is the "free market" at work: competition is good!

For what it's worth: Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty... & they've so far abided by it!

India is NOT a signatory to this treaty... but we've been more than delighted to share nuke technology with 'em! - even to sell 'em - our Government! - nuke technology!!!

Again: the only reason Iran's president Ahmadinejad commands headlines is that we acknowledge him.
There are a LOT of third-world would-be world-conquerors out there. Most of 'em we've never even heard of.
It's only our own paranoia that elevated Ahmadinejad's Iran to a place of honor.

Stop the madness!

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