Comments on: The enemy of my enemy http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:18:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: mominem http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57471 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:22:49 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57471 I don't really believe anything that comes for any official in the Middle East. If they wish to be our ally, there are positive public actions they could take to prove it, which don't involve bombing any one, abandoning their religion or anything else that would embarrass them. I don’t really believe anything that comes for any official in the Middle East. If they wish to be our ally, there are positive public actions they could take to prove it, which don’t involve bombing any one, abandoning their religion or anything else that would embarrass them.

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57468 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:57:28 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57468 <em>Not… Logical… Does… Not… Compute…</em> Unh hunh. Exactly. Not… Logical… Does… Not… Compute…

Unh hunh. Exactly.

]]> by: Ed T. http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57464 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:48:57 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57464 But, if my enemy is AQ, and Iran is AQ's enemy, then Iran is my friend ("the enemy of my enemy is my friend") - except that Iran is <em>also</em> our enemy... So, Iran is our friend... but Iran is our enemy... <em>Not... Logical... Does... Not... Compute...</em> ~EdT. But, if my enemy is AQ, and Iran is AQ’s enemy, then Iran is my friend (”the enemy of my enemy is my friend”) - except that Iran is also our enemy…

So, Iran is our friend… but Iran is our enemy…

Not… Logical… Does… Not… Compute…

~EdT.

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57446 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:55:11 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57446 Ed T -- sometimes... or maybe .... in the MidEast / SE Asia, it's nearly impossible to distinguish friends and enemies in a clean, crisp way. If "my" enemy is Iran, and their enemy is Israel, though, then the enemy of my enemy is my friend... If "my" enemy is al Qaeda, and their enemy is Saudi Arabia, then the enemy of my enemy is again my friend. But if you start mixing those up? Bah! Madness! Ed T — sometimes… or maybe …. in the MidEast / SE Asia, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish friends and enemies in a clean, crisp way.

If “my” enemy is Iran, and their enemy is Israel, though, then the enemy of my enemy is my friend… If “my” enemy is al Qaeda, and their enemy is Saudi Arabia, then the enemy of my enemy is again my friend. But if you start mixing those up?

Bah! Madness!

]]> by: Ed T. http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57440 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:42:34 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57440 <em>"When the enemy of my enemy is also my friend..."</em> Did you mean to say "When the enemy of my enemy is also my <strong>enemy</strong>..."? ~EdT. “When the enemy of my enemy is also my friend…”

Did you mean to say “When the enemy of my enemy is also my enemy…”?

~EdT.

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57416 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:29:48 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57416 From what I've read, I agree with you, Roux. Given the stakes in this particular game, that would be the best outcome I can imagine. From what I’ve read, I agree with you, Roux. Given the stakes in this particular game, that would be the best outcome I can imagine.

]]> by: roux http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57412 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:33:36 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2007/02/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/#comment-57412 Iran is close to financial colapse. 30% inflation and shortages of most goods is going to cause huge amounts of strife for the mad mullahs. They have been bribing the public with subsidised fuel prices but they can't do that forever. All it will take is a push and they will fall. Iran is close to financial colapse. 30% inflation and shortages of most goods is going to cause huge amounts of strife for the mad mullahs. They have been bribing the public with subsidised fuel prices but they can’t do that forever.

All it will take is a push and they will fall.

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