Letters to the Editor
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Hey what about the "hidden Iman"
This article is pure nonsense and smacks of left-wing propaganda. We usually don't get much more from Conasan other than entertainment value. Much the same way that I look at Rush Limbaugh's stuff.
Some facts:
1. The US military cannot be defeated militarily in the Middle East in a head-to-head confrontation. Period.
2. Iran will not and could not attack Iraq in the manner that Conason suggests and actually occupy territory for any period of time.
3. I will agree that terrorist attacks would increase and that more US soldiers will die as a result.
4. Bush is not the religious nutcase that Ahmadinejad is. Remember, religious nutcases run Iran. Despite what you may believe, they don't run the U.S. government.
5. Conason embarrasses himself with lefty drivel about the "rapture" moment and the White House but he does not give equal time to Ahmadinejad's search for the "twelfth iman" and the glorious martyrdom that will follow a U.S. attack. This is why this article is all about propaganda, folks.
6. The wild card in all of this is what will Israel do when Iran test fires a missile that lands half-way to Europe. Of course, Conason does'nt even mention this possiblity
7. Conason should be careful about ridiculing religious beliefs on either side. By doing so, he is promoting the secularist world-view that says religion has no place in public discourse at any level. Once again, propaganda in-action