Sunday, June 24, 2007

MUST READ: FLAWED PRESUMPTIONS OF THE PROPONENTS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH MULLAHS

Flawed Presumptions of the Proponents of Engagement with Mullahs
by Prof. Kazem Kazerounian

The argument for negotiating with Tehran’s mullahs rests upon several flawed presumptions:

1. Iran’s regime is stable and the Iran’s rulers have sufficient power to suppress opposition.

2. The West is willing to offer to Iran something that Iran wants. Iran’s ayatollahs are willing to compromise their ideological aspirations. Tehran’s commitment and pledge can be trusted.

3. A policy based on these notions leads to disastrous consequences.

4. Nevertheless, there is a potpourri of convoluted arguments by interest
groups that promote negotiating With Iran. They may refer to it as engagement,
dialogue, talk, meeting, exchange or what ever their deceptive lexicon comes up
with.


Examination of these four conjectures is simple and straightforward.

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Pertinent Links:

1) Flawed Presumptions of the Proponents of Engagement with Mullahs

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