Should U.S. make a deal with Iran?

[democratic]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/17/opinion/fenton/main606832.shtml

(CBS) Tom Fenton, in his fourth decade with CBS News, has been the network's Senior European Correspondent since 1979. He comments on international events from his "Listening Post" in London:

First Afghanistan. Then Iraq. Which country will be the next Islamic domino to fall?

A good bet is Iran, and the Bush administration is deeply divided over what to do about it.

No one in Washington is suggesting that America should invade Iran, although in Tehran you can find young people who say they would be happy to see the Marines land and sweep away their dysfunctional government.

Instead, the debate within the Bush administration is whether you do a deal with a charter member of the “Axis of Evil” and reap the benefits, as the U.S. has done with Libya. Or whether the United States should give Iran’s unpopular, undemocratic, regime a shove and wait for it to collapse. Both are possible.

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[Career Prole]

1. I don't like to rain on Fenton's parade

but I think he'd better wait for the final verdict on Islamic dominoes having fallen. Dude's wearing those neocon rose colored glasses.

[democratic]

2. ..

You're right. I'm not sure what's going to happen in Iraq & Afghanistan, but it's fairly impossible for a Theocracy to last in Iran.

Iranians have historically been Secular people, the only time there were free elections in Iran was in 1953 when Iranians voted for a Secular Nationalist who was overthrown by CIA/MI6

Plus, demonstrations in Iran have been consistently pro-Democracy, pro-Secular and Iran has a literacy rate of 84% and a strong opposition at home and abroad - something lacking in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

[bemildred]

3. I agree. If Iran is left alone to work out it's own problems,

it will. It has a high literacy rate, it's demographics
are already near first world, and the fundy old farts will
die or be removed before long.

[thebigidea]

4. yep, all the kiddies in Iran are just DYING to be invaded.

[smartass]

5. Even though Iran supports and finances terrorism in the region,

I don't trust this current incompetent WH administration to do anything about it. However, WH is doing everything in its power to provoke conflict and force Iran and N. Korea to become the next nuclear powers on the block.