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leftynyc

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10. That those are the "moderates" actually only makes it worse

Reply to karynnj (Reply #8)

Wed May 9, 2018, 10:50 AM

May 2018

Even if Americans intellectually understand what happened yesterday was a mistake, there will be ZERO sympathy for the "moderates" if this is their behavior. It only proves what right wingers have been claiming all along - that there are no moderates in iran. They COULD have just stood shoulder to shoulder with Western Europe and make us look like whiny babies and they blew it.

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While I share the sentiments of the last sentence, I would also extend that to the person who still_one May 2018 #1

Please.. someone tell Iran... FarPoint May 2018 #2

I guess Iran is now ready to negotiate a better deal with trump. Not. What hubris notdarkyet May 2018 #3

I don't blame them heaven05 May 2018 #4

These morons played right into donnie's hands leftynyc May 2018 #5

I agree that it is not helpful, but it may be that the moderates needed to be seen reacting karynnj May 2018 #8

That those are the "moderates" actually only makes it worse leftynyc May 2018 #10

I agree it does not help them, but our action was by far worse than their words and karynnj May 2018 #12

I don't blame bibi leftynyc May 2018 #14

I do blame Bibi karynnj May 2018 #15

Excellent point. Netanyahu wants Iran isolated and economically crippled by sanctions. StevieM May 2018 #17

Israel is directly threatened daily by Iran Mosby May 2018 #18

The issue is whether to keep our other complaints with Iran separate from the nuclear issue. StevieM May 2018 #22

When I say I don't blame bibi leftynyc May 2018 #20

In the 2017 election Rouhani defeated Ebrahim Raisi, the right-wing candidate. StevieM May 2018 #16

you are aware that the mullahs pick the candidates? Mosby May 2018 #19

I do get that, and I referred to the Assembly of Experts and Guardian Council in my post. StevieM May 2018 #21

Just a sidebar note: robbob May 2018 #6

I don't think translation leftynyc May 2018 #11

Thanks karynnj May 2018 #13

note to north korea...the word of the us means nothing dembotoz May 2018 #7

where do they get the flags from? Javaman May 2018 #9

White paper, red and blue crayons. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2018 #23