McCain uses misconception on Iran to sell himself through fear
Doing what Republicans do best, McCain rallies support for himself by repeatedly stoking fear of Iran’s belligerent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Playing upon the ignorance of the American people, and exposing his own, McCain often incorrectly portrays Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as if Ahmadinejad has a significant role in formulating Iranian foreign policy. He doesn’t. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iran’s National Security Council set Iran’s foreign policy, not Ahmadinejad. This gaffe even seems to be calculated at influencing the American people since McCain said:
I mean, the fact is [Ahmadinejad’s] the acknowledged leader of that country and you may disagree, but that’s a uh, that’s your right to do so, but I think if you asked any average American who the leader of Iran is, I think they’d know.
Well, as long as Americans think that Ahmadinejad is the boogeyman, and McCain is the boogeyman killer, that’s all that matters to McCain. The impression is more important than the reality to McCain. Focusing on the rants of Iran’s lunatic president enables McCain and other ignorant war hawks to create the impression that Iran is an irrational enemy with whom negotiation would be pointless. Not surprising from the same ignorant bunch who had no clue of the dynamics of Iraqi Sunni and Shiite sects before launching an invasion into the country.
UPDATE:
Sen. Joe Biden [D-Del] argued the U.S. should exploit the rift in the Iranian leadership between Ahmadinejad and the theocracy, saying “a sophisticated foreign policy” would “take advantage of that division.” Unfortunately,we’ve not had an intelligent and sophisticated foreign policy.
William, you need to get a live.
Glen, I recommend you limit guest posters to, say, a couple a day. William is flooding the place with his sub-par rants (what else does he have, anyway?) and this place is starting to look like DU or KOS.
Sucks, that.
Serrain’t,
Exposing a candidates view on something as critical as knowing how policy is created for an enemy nation is a ’sub par post’? How’s that compare in importance with your post about a 2-bit TN legislator who is a part time drunk and scoundrel? If you have issues with the substance or the facts of my post, please do so in the comments, otherwise, get a life … or better yet, read my posts and learn something.
William, it’s not so much the content of your posts (well…) but the sheer volume and the tone of the things.
Shouldn’t you be running around the block a few times or something?
Maybe a nice one-way marathon run to San Francisco?