From: George Sherwood 

Ad wrote:
> George Sherwood wrote:
>> Adam > wrote:
>>>>> You will be as wrong about Iran as you were about Iraq
- except now
>>>>> you're
>>>>> facing Persians.
>>>> What in the world does that have to do with the article?  Facing
>>>> Persians that make up only 51% of an Iran that is not
nearly as united
>>>> as you are trying to say, but the point is just leave them alone.
>>>>
>>>> George
>>> It would appear America is even less united esp wrt another foreign
>>> adventure.
>>>
>>
>> Again you are attempting to attach an opinion to me that I never put
>> forth.  My answer was purely that much of the great Persian coherence,
>> just isn't true.  You can't rebut that so you give me an opinion that I
>> don't have.
>>
>> George
>
> Oh hardly George. When the Iran-Iraq war came along the Iranian nation
> on the whole fought as one. Being attacked by an external force often
> has that effect (e.g. the US before & after 9-11).

Which I have never suggested isn't true.  As a matter of fact it is
probably the strongest reason to not attack.  But that doesn't change the
fact that Iran is a very disjointed country.


>
> As such frankly your opinion wrt the disunity of Iran is no different
> than my opinion wrt the disunity of the USA.
> So :
> (A) Yes I can rebut that given an external threat/attack &
> (B) I never suggested that you hold the opinion that the USA is
> disunited as that would run counter to the official position of the US.
> That opinion (backed up by many polls & facts) is mine.

What I didn't like is that you play one against the other.  Like you are
 telling me, that I don't think America disjointed at this point.   Let
another attack happen in the USA and see how it plays out.  No different
then Iran.  But your statement that the USA is disjointed doesn't have
anything to do at all with a course of action in Iran.


> Simply by replying I am attaching an opinion to you? My, my, is that a
> sensitive spot?

Not sensitive at all, but I will make sure that my opinion is mine. 

George

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