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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 07:23 PM
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With all the "Focus on Iran," some history.
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First off, let's start with a re-adjustment of how we think of Iran and its current day position with regard to the US. Not all that long ago, Iran was a significant partner for us against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Newsweek ran a lengthy story by Michael Hirsch and Maziar Bahari called "Rumors of War" in the Feb. 19, 2007 issue. In it they highlighted a story of cooperation between Iran and the US that occurred after 9/11 -- a story that we don't hear much about these days but it illustrates the cyle of cooperation and confrontation that exists between the two nations.

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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-11-07 08:45 PM
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1. Mistakes not to be repeated: Remember that the Bush admin
promised there would be little or no casualties from the Iraq war.

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