Thomas Friedman: Obama Can See America From Iran's Perspective

[deltex1]

When what you see is Christians being beheaded because they're Christians, you're supposed to DO something. Obabble does nothing.

Oh, what the heck....lets mix Iranians with all other Islamic radicals...rational thought was NEVER right wingers' forte, right?

I think most rational people hold Iran as being behind most ME terrorism. Just how confused are you?

 

[mudwhistle]

Being able to see through the eyes of your adversary and to know your enemy is a valuable ability sadly lacking in nearly every conservative on the face of the earth.

Not being able to differentiate between your opinions and our enemies' is the problem.

Anyone can see America through their eyes. Just look at the enemy.....that's how they see us.

 

[nat4900]

When what you see is Christians being beheaded because they're Christians, you're supposed to DO something. Obabble does nothing.

Oh, what the heck....lets mix Iranians with all other Islamic radicals...rational thought was NEVER right wingers' forte, right?

I think most rational people hold Iran as being behind most ME terrorism. Just how confused are you?

Not confused at all.....Except for WWII, our armed forces have suffered from a lack of historical perspective of who the enemy was (and is) and that is a grave mistake.....What Obama is offering to do when diplomacy (and not, "let's bomb them") is applied, is that alternate perspective...Once you better understand what motivates an enemy, ONLY then can you defeat them without slaughtering them.

 

[deltex1]

When what you see is Christians being beheaded because they're Christians, you're supposed to DO something. Obabble does nothing.

Oh, what the heck....lets mix Iranians with all other Islamic radicals...rational thought was NEVER right wingers' forte, right?

I think most rational people hold Iran as being behind most ME terrorism. Just how confused are you?

Not confused at all.....Except for WWII, our armed forces have suffered from a lack of historical perspective of who the enemy was (and is) and that is a grave mistake.....What Obama is offering to do when diplomacy (and not, "let's bomb them") is applied, is that alternate perspective...Once you better understand what motivates an enemy, ONLY then can you defeat them without slaughtering them.

What motivates Iran is possessing nuclear weapons,removing Israel from the picture, and dominating the Middle East. If I know that, what does it say about obabble?

 

[nat4900]

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What motivates Iran is possessing nuclear weapons,removing Israel from the picture, and dominating the Middle East. If I know that, what does it say about obabble?[/QUOTE]

Actually what it "says" is that you don't know much (except what FOX wants you to know.)

 

[deltex1]

Fox, France, England, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, among others.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Being able to see through the eyes of your adversary and to know your enemy is a valuable ability sadly lacking in nearly every conservative on the face of the earth.

That's one of the stupidest posts ever. Identifying with the enemy who has a death wish on you is good? Understanding motive is a strategic advantage but sympathizing with the motive is subversive. You and your hack president both belong in jail.

 

[nat4900]

Being able to see through the eyes of your adversary and to know your enemy is a valuable ability sadly lacking in nearly every conservative on the face of the earth.

That's one of the stupidest posts ever. Identifying with the enemy who has a death wish on you is good? Understanding motive is a strategic advantage but sympathizing with the motive is subversive. You and your hack president both belong in jail.

Yet another inane response by a right wing, "I hate Obama,,,because" poster.

WHO the hell told you to jump from " ....being able to see through the eyes of your adversary and to know your enemy is a valuable ability".....to the term "sympathizing" with an enemy?

But, forgive me, I haven't listened to FOX's directives today....

 

[nat4900]

Fox, France, England, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, among others.

Oh, I'm sorry..... I did not know that France and England had slept through the negotiations with Iran....thank you for the clarification.

 

[deltex1]

Obabble is viewing this thru the eyes of the enemy also.? Very comforting to those living on the border...


"ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.

The exact location where the terrorist group has established its base is around eight miles from the U.S. border in an area known as “Anapra” situated just west of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Another ISIS cell to the west of Ciudad Juárez, in Puerto Palomas, targets the New Mexico towns of Columbus and Deming for easy access to the United States, the same knowledgeable sources confirm."

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas Mexican Authorities Confirm - Judicial Watch

 

[deltex1]

Fox, France, England, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, among others.

Oh, I'm sorry..... I did not know that France and England had slept through the negotiations with Iran....thank you for the clarification.

We're not just talking about the negotiations, Gertrude....

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Obabble is viewing this thru the eyes of the enemy also.? Very comforting to those living on the border...


"ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.

The exact location where the terrorist group has established its base is around eight miles from the U.S. border in an area known as “Anapra” situated just west of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Another ISIS cell to the west of Ciudad Juárez, in Puerto Palomas, targets the New Mexico towns of Columbus and Deming for easy access to the United States, the same knowledgeable sources confirm."

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas Mexican Authorities Confirm - Judicial Watch

Then why don't the mexicans do something about it? I mean, mexico relies on our economy to feed their people.

 

[nat4900]

Obabble is viewing this thru the eyes of the enemy also.? Very comforting to those living on the border...


"ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.

The exact location where the terrorist group has established its base is around eight miles from the U.S. border in an area known as “Anapra” situated just west of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Another ISIS cell to the west of Ciudad Juárez, in Puerto Palomas, targets the New Mexico towns of Columbus and Deming for easy access to the United States, the same knowledgeable sources confirm."

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas Mexican Authorities Confirm - Judicial Watch

Sound like the perfect opportunity for all you 2nd Amendament, gun-toting right wingers to take a bit of a vacation in Mexico....I mean, you talk tough on here, show us what YOU can do to defend the motherland.

 

[deltex1]

Obabble is viewing this thru the eyes of the enemy also.? Very comforting to those living on the border...


"ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.

The exact location where the terrorist group has established its base is around eight miles from the U.S. border in an area known as “Anapra” situated just west of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Another ISIS cell to the west of Ciudad Juárez, in Puerto Palomas, targets the New Mexico towns of Columbus and Deming for easy access to the United States, the same knowledgeable sources confirm."

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas Mexican Authorities Confirm - Judicial Watch

Then why don't the mexicans do something about it? I mean, mexico relies on our economy to feed their people.

The Mexicans don't do anything about anything either. That's why obabble likes them.

 

[nat4900]

Obabble is viewing this thru the eyes of the enemy also.? Very comforting to those living on the border...


"ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.

The exact location where the terrorist group has established its base is around eight miles from the U.S. border in an area known as “Anapra” situated just west of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Another ISIS cell to the west of Ciudad Juárez, in Puerto Palomas, targets the New Mexico towns of Columbus and Deming for easy access to the United States, the same knowledgeable sources confirm."

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas Mexican Authorities Confirm - Judicial Watch

Then why don't the mexicans do something about it? I mean, mexico relies on our economy to feed their people.

The Mexicans don't do anything about anything either. That's why obabble likes them.

Come on, how long will it take you (and the "great minds" at Fox) to assert that Obama is actually FUNDING Mexican ISIS?
Just wondering.......(tick-tock, tick-tock, etc.)

 

[bendog]

Sometimes, do you get the feeling that the gop is the party of stupid?
“Negotiation 101: You sit across the table. First of all, you put yourself on the other side of the table and you say ‘What do they, what can they do, what can’t they do. You get the lay of the land. The second thing you do is, you make an offer that they will accept some in that range, and you’d be willing to take. And the third thing you do in a negotiation, you want to end up, as you walk out the door, with a win/win,” said Welch. - See more at: The Shutdown And Presidency Power With Jack Welch State of the Markets

 

[nat4900]

Sometimes, do you get the feeling that the gop is the party of stupid?
“Negotiation 101: You sit across the table. First of all, you put yourself on the other side of the table and you say ‘What do they, what can they do, what can’t they do. You get the lay of the land. The second thing you do is, you make an offer that they will accept some in that range, and you’d be willing to take. And the third thing you do in a negotiation, you want to end up, as you walk out the door, with a win/win,” said Welch. - See more at: The Shutdown And Presidency Power With Jack Welch State of the Markets

Iranians are NOT stupid and neither are we when negotiating......

The art of compromise is based on the reality that no one really loses, and NO ONE really wins.

Iranians know full well that sanctions (with Russia and China snickering and violating any bans) do very little.....and that the only other recourse is for us to attack Iran (which is 3 times the size of Iraq with formidable armed forces).....and that would be INSANITY....

As the Iranians know this, so does the Obama administration....ERGO, diplomacy is the only alternative....but right wingers consider this an act of "appeasement"...WHY??? Well, they are fundamentally stupid.

 

[paulitician]

Friedman is such a Communist Globalist wanker. Not surprising he worships the Dear Leader. So i take anything he says with a grain of salt.

 

[pismoe]

I can see things from 'irans' point of view , only difference between me and mrobama is that I want to keep iran in their state of frustration and powerlessness while mrobama is working to eliminate 'irans' pain .

 

[pismoe]

same thing for 'CUBER' [cuba] !!