She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage. ... she never wounds 'till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of treading on her.
-Benjamin Franklin


Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Anxiety

I've had a bit of discomfort ever since the naval incident involving Israel. The last thing I want to see is Israel going to war.

So it is further troubling to me to read this:

Asked whether the raid on the flotilla last week will change the way countries vote in the Security Council, Ahmadinejad said the raid will actually change many things.

For Israel, he said, "it has actually rung the final countdown for its existence. It shows that it has no room in the region and no one is ready to live alongside it. Actually, no country in the world recognizes it, and you know that the Zionist regime is the backbone of the dictatorial world order."

He added, "Maybe at the Security Council, it will impact temporarily. The Zionist regime, with what it has done, it actually stopped its possibility to exist in the region anymore."

I mean, I'm not looking forward to the shit hitting the fan, but if AhmedunnadunnadunnaBATMAN wants to throw down, I think he may be a bit surprised by how many countries in the world actually do recognize the existence of Israel.

I wonder: if Iran had a well-known blockade of an area, and someone tried to float through said blockade...


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