I'm also concerned about the fact that gun-running may have been going on in Benghazi (CNN's Drew Griffin has done some solid reporting on this) and that some of those weapons may have ended up in the hands of al Qaeda or worse.
Whose rule is remembered by Iranians now for its relative tolerance and enlightenment. The Shah kept the Soviets out at first, and held off the horror of Muslim rule at the end.
And he was one of the rare leaders in that area who wasn't obsessed with realizing the bloody dream of killing off the Jews.
I'm also concerned about the fact that gun-running may have been going on in Benghazi (CNN's Drew Griffin has done some solid reporting on this) and that some of those weapons may have ended up in the hands of al Qaeda or worse.
ReplyDeleteAnd a note to wd. I still haven't read a word that you've written in the last 6-7 months now. Sorry but, no.
ReplyDeleteReagan supporting Iraq, Our support for the Shah, USA support for Mubarak...
ReplyDeleteNot a great track record in the ME, in retrospect.
Of course there is Saudi Arabia, home to the founder of al Qaeda.
ReplyDeleteW who?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Will, about the gun running. You can rest assured that ObamaCo will be very forthcoming about developments in this, right?
As one of the old residents at work likes to say, "But of course."
ReplyDeleteMaybe he won't recall.
ReplyDeleteAlways a good stand-by.
ReplyDeleteRN said: "Our support for the Shah"
ReplyDeleteWhose rule is remembered by Iranians now for its relative tolerance and enlightenment. The Shah kept the Soviets out at first, and held off the horror of Muslim rule at the end.
And he was one of the rare leaders in that area who wasn't obsessed with realizing the bloody dream of killing off the Jews.
Of course all things are relative.
ReplyDeleteYes, Les. There was the Shah's "SAVAK", and then there is this
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