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Add to FavoritesAs the current President and governing society make plans to invade Iran or to even take steps to censor Press TV and IRIS [Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting], we have to find a way to dialogue with Iran. The purpose of such a dialogue is to reach an understanding to prevent a war which would be detrimental to the world including the United States of America and Iran. The next President of the United States of America has to meet with Iran and the same way that Nixon met with Chinese Leaders Mao Zedong and Zhou Inlay. I would like to add that I listened to and wrote to CRI [China Radio International] as a young child before there were even relations between the USA and China. I listen to, visit, and have even written to Press TV and IRIB even though Iran and the United States of America are technically at war. My reason is to attempt to find a common ground and at the same time hear voices that are not covered on MSNBC, NBC, CBS, or other US Mainstream Media.
Iran and the United States of America cannot continue holding grudges against each other. Grudges are little hatreds that fester until people who have nothing to do with what transpired thirty years ago or more than thirty years ago pay the ultimate price. The current was in Afghanistan and Iraq is an example. Afghanistan and Iraq are countries that are passing through difficult times with news of displacements and fights being the order of the day. In the United States of America, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan has taken a huge toll physically and psychological. The Soldiers returning to the United States of America have suffered from diseases like PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder], Suicide [an increase of suicide among the Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq is big], Schizophrenia [A Common Psychiatric Symptom which is defined as a personality breakdown], and Broken Families [adjustment to life after combat, or redeployment].
The United States of America is suffering under a polarization where the slightest criticism of Republican/Democrati c Policy is perceived as a personal insult, and the response from the people to the so called "offence" is to label those who tell the truth as "traitors" or "nuts". The United States of America secondary to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is an America that is divided by ethnicity, race, political parties, and even class. Our economy is sinking with the Dollar of the United States of America becoming an equivalent of toilet paper as countries replace the Dollar with the Euro as the main currency. If the United States of America were to ever strike against Iran and Press TV, our country would be pushed to the point where we might have to live in caves. In fact, a CNN Poll reports that the majority of people oppose war on Iraq. I could only imagine because they are already terrified that our so called leaders such as Cheney is trying to plan an attack on Iran. In fact, the US Leaders have dared with a bit of arrogance to ask for a deadline from Iran.
Regardless, there are people who are opposed to any act of aggression against Iran and want a dialogue. The first start could be via sports especially football [soccer]. The People of Iran and their President are football [soccer] fans and there could be friendly games between the United States Soccer [Football] Team and the Iranian National Football [Soccer] Team. Another act of discussion would be to discuss the possibilities of the United States of America withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan and allowing Iran to play a role in Central Asia and the Middle East. Iran would be able to concentrate in their area while the United States of America can concentrate on giving its people more time to pursue their dreams of owning a house, having a family, and living in tranquility without the threat of economic instability and war. Of course, Iran has to open up to the United States of America in the same vein as the United States of America should open up to Iran. While the process is going to be a gradual one, it is better than the threat of war and economic instability. A Libertarian or Green President with all spheres of the Government governed by the Greens and Libertarians could be a catalyst in a dialogue with Iran. After all, if we the people of the United States of America could talk with Qadafi of Libya we can also talk with Iran.
REFERENCE:
Press TV: "CNN poll: America doubts war progress"
http://www. presstv.ir/detail.as px?id=65538§ioni d=3510203
Press TV: "Cheney weighs fratricide to sell war on Iran"
http://www.pres stv.ir/detail.aspx?i d=65445§ionid=35 10203
Press TV: "US insists on weekend deadline for Iran"
http://www.pres stv.ir/detail.aspx?i d=65368§ionid=35 1020104
Press TV: "Anti-'Iran war' rally near White House"
http://www.pre sstv.ir/Detail.aspx? id=65490§ionid=3 510203
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After everything that has been said by Ahmadinejad about not only our nations leadership,
but also about the citizens of our country, how could any American president meet with this Iranian leader without conditions? We all ready know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the Iranian government has not only been funding and training the insurgents coming into Iraq, but
they have also been supplying the arms that have been taking the lives of coalition soldiers!
I don't know about you my friends, but these facts alone should preclude any meeting with this man by an American president without preconditions! Not to mention the fact, that Ahmadinejad has all ready promised the total destruction of the state of Israel. Which as we all know, whether we want to admit it or not, we absolutely cannot allow to happen!
We have always been allied with Israel, and rightly so in my opinion, and Israel has always been our staunchest ally in the entire middle eastern theatre. This has been a huge help to us in several different occasion's that I am aware of, and I'm sure they've been a huge aid to us in a lot of situations that were never made public! I would certainly like to think that most americans are sharp enough to read between the lines in a lot of the garbage that is made public in the Middle east, but the statements that have been made by president Ahmadinejad, have left no room for miinterpretation!
I will also assume that all americans are aware of the situation which is developing with Iran and their nuclear enrichment program. There can be only one reason why Ahmadinejad will not allow Nato inspectors in to monitor these programs, and that reason my fellow americans,
can only be that the Iranian government is not being honest when they say their nuclear programs are for energy only. That only leaves one logical conclusion ladies and gentlemen,
Nuclear weapons! And that my friends is a very sobering thought, to think that president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nuclear weapons in an area as volatile as the Middle east! This could be a disaster of biblical proportions in the making and that is a risk that America cannot afford to take, considering the volatile nature of Iran's leader.
This brings me to the final point I wish to address in this article. One of our own senators, which by the way, just happens to be running for president. Mr Barak Obama has all ready stated for the record, that he would be willing to meet with Ahmadinejad without preconditions of any kind! Now, I am not a political analyst, but I personally do not believe that this bodes well for America, in any form. Political or otherwise! I think it is very dangerous and politically disturbing for Mr. Obama to make the statement that he would be willing to meet without condition, the president of Iran. Who many in the political arena across the globe, consider to be nothing more than a tyrant or dictator of the highest caliber, for discussions of any kind!
So, in conclusion of this article, president Ahmadinejad has all ready shone that he isn't the least bit interested in diplomacy of any kind, when it comes to America. In fact it's been just the other way around. He has done nothing but threaten America and americans, not to mention our good friends in Israel. So as far as I'm concerned, there should be no meeting of any kind with this gentleman, by an American president unless he's willing to curtail his nuclear program and allow Nato inspectors into these facilities to guarantee that his programs are strictly for energy production.
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