Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Let's just get this over with...

"The possession of nuclear weapons by a state like Iran, which is ideological to the core, is more or less like Osama bin Laden having a nuclear bomb. They are two of a kind. Despite the difference in their turbans and in their religious beliefs, the end result is the same.
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"Thus, we need to push the world powers, and especially the U.S. and the E.U., towards military confrontation to neutralize the Iranian enemy, whatever the cost, before the nuclear bomb makes it too late - even if it is against the will of the Arabs of the north."


Paul Wolfowitz..? Richard Perle...? The editorial board of the Weekly Standard..?
No, on all counts. The above is from Saudi columnist, Saleh Al-Rashed writing in the liberal Arab e-journal Elaph.

More here from MEMRI

1 comment:

Dean said...

A tactical strike or series of strikes by Israel has been my thought for some time now.

Everyone hates them anyway and we don't have the capital to do anything about it ourselves as long as a Republican is in the White House

Off topic: Thanks for the link to "Rowboat". Great song.