>I don't think it is Iran that needs to be crushed so much as particular Iranians.
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>True, let me paraphrase - the government of Iran - which held innocent American citizens hostage for over a year, supported Hezbollah in attacking and killing 240+ American marines, have attempted to kill American servicemen in Iraq, and have repeatedly supported (in some measurable way) numerous attacks by Islamic terrorists.

And of course the US has never done anything to harm Iran.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Iraq_during_the_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_war

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

and by arranging the overthrow of the elected Iranian government in the 1950s and the installation of the Shah (who was a disaster) the US helped to create the modern Iran.