Here’s the next part of Bolton’s analysis that faraway left out:

In fact, with careful outside support, the post-election outrage in Iran, with time, could grow
suffieciently to reverse the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and replace it with a system of representative government. What may be the most positive outcome from what the defeated Mousavi called this “dangerous charade” is that Iranians — and Westerners — will now realize there can be no true democracy as long as the Islamic Revolution remains in power.

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Obama is a menace to our security.

Why would the Mullahs want to rig the election? They chose all the candidates and they retain ultimate power no matter who is in office.
percysunshine on June 15, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Answer: To uncover centers of unrest – the leaders, supporters, spies – and them eliminate them. This is how it works elsewhere. Once the core of the internal opposition is eliminated, then the rulers are free to move on with more extreme measures.

Keep in mind the Iranian leaders think wholesale maryterdom is a good thing – the more of their population that dies in the “good” fight against “evil” the better.

This so-called election is nothing more than the precursor to allow Iran to nuke Israel, Rome and NYC without fear of internal unrest.

upinak on June 15, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Sorry for the delayed response, was troll hunting elsewhere. If you got a name in my email, it is incorrect, and I am closing that account this week anyway. So, will email the address after I set up new account.

Hard-liners like Ahmadinejad want to continue Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs and boast about “wiping Israel off the map.” By contrast, the moderates want to continue Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs but remain silent, thus more effectively deluding many willing Westerners.

John Bolton explains what is really going on in Iran.

JiangxiDad on June 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM

You know that has me thinking do you think its in the interest of the Arabs that we mend fences with the Iranians. Would we need them and their oil as much if we had Iran in our corner again? How do you think China views a US/Iranian thaw? A US Iranian may not be in the interests of many players allied or adversary.

Interesting stuff to ponder.

BobMbx on June 15, 2009 at 3:27 PM

Hah! throw in Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and AlQaeda on Israels borders, The Arab backed Sunnis and the Iranian backed Shiite in Iraq about to throw down, The North Korean weapons bazaar in Damascus, the afghan theater going down the crapper, the Pakistani implosion, and the DPRK nuclear saber rattling, and the strategic retrenchment we have faced in 5 months (5!) due to the reckless cowardice of Obama and one twitch is going to be the least of the planets problems. The Israelis are going to move and it’ll be more than a twitch.

We live in interesting times, as in the Chinese curse…

Romeo13 on June 15, 2009 at 3:14 PM

A well written and produced movie is interesting.

This…this is damned dangerous.

We now have an Iranian lunatic who will claim to have a mandate (and I don’t mean a date with a guy…well…maybe in his case) to eradicate Israel from “the face of the planet”, a POTUS who has shown great indifference to the future of Israel bordering on abandonment, and a growing sense of “on our own” in Israel.

If somebody twitches the wrong way…look out.

We live in interesting times, as in the Chinese curse…

Romeo13 on June 15, 2009 at 3:14 PM

That was a given after Nov. 4.

interesting stuff brother.

elduende on June 15, 2009 at 3:02 PM

Yeah, if the IRGC and the Regular army threw down it would be really interesting.

Iran Iraq war ended in 1988… so over 20 years ago… and the Iranian regular army pretty much sucked back then… wave attacks by lightly armed troops would essentialy run the Iraqi armor out of ammo… so neither group really has large amounts of combat Vets left, although there are reports the IRGC were supporting and training some of the insurgents in Iraq… and of course Hez and Hamas…

By Western Standards Iran’s Regular Army is pretty much a joke… but… IRGC is trained in assymetric warfare, which you realy don’t want to unleash on your own country.

Add in we really don’t know how much Command and Control the Government has over various troops… and…

We live in interesting times, as in the Chinese curse…

Count to 10 on June 15, 2009 at 3:04 PM

OMG! That hadn’t even ocurred to me. I keep thinking we’ll act rationally. Freaking nightmare this cretin in the white house!

elduende on June 15, 2009 at 2:58 PM

The only thing I know about Iran that makes it much different from other muslim countries in the region is that is has a pre-islamic historical past that was great. Because the majority is Persian, well-educated, and familiar with the west, they have a different mindset than the “arab street.” I don’t know if the typical Persian cares much about the Palis, and the cynical game the arabs are playing with them over Israel. I don’t know if the typical Persian cares one way or the other about Israel. I don’t know if the typical Persian isn’t more interested in America than in arab stuff. So I don’t know if the typical Persian is interested in being a nuclear armed regional power, except perhaps for balance of power reasons. I don’t think I answered your question, but Iran is a historical player in the region, along with Russia and Turkey. Sooner or later, that will reassert itself, and they will need alliances with people like us.

Lets hope R13. If the Army gets sick of the violence they could move against the IRGC and then its really on, although the regular army is made up of consripts while the Guard are hardened. Then add this into the mix how long before military on military violence erupts before the regime picks a fight with the Israelis or us in the gulf?

interesting stuff brother.

elduende on June 15, 2009 at 3:02 PM

Worse, what happens if they pick a fight, and P.BO back down?

Romeo13 on June 15, 2009 at 2:55 PM

Lets hope R13. If the Army gets sick of the violence they could move against the IRGC and then its really on, although the regular army is made up of consripts while the Guard are hardened. Then add this into the mix how long before military on military violence erupts before the regime picks a fight with the Israelis or us in the gulf?

interesting stuff brother.