Jim;

Somehow I see a parallel between President Bush and the President of Iran. Remember our President offered his evaluation of the world, “There is an Axis of evil…”!

It is hard to believe anyone involved in diplomacy would announce his/her true intent or agenda before the fact. Oh well, what can you say when lunatics rule the world? :)

Tom



>>Right now, there is a great deal of fuss over the comments by the president of Iran, who wants Israel to be "wiped off the map".
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>>It seems to me that it was well-known for a while that Iran had this goal; the only new elements are that it is the active president who does the comments, and that he does so quite openly.
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>>I understand that Iran also has some other objectives, such as eliminating the United States, and eliminating the Bahá'í Faith both within and outside Iran.
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>Seems like the Iranians at least make their objectives clear. I still can't figure out the U.S.' objectives around the world.
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>cheers