Well, the most effective things that could happen to improve relations
between us would be for them to stop training and arming the people
who are killing our soldiers in Iraq (and now, Afghanistan), stop
trying to build nuclear weapons, stop funding Hezbollah and Hamas and
anyone else who makes their bones killing Americans and our allies,
stop destablizing the region, stop kidnapping British soldiers, stop
their religious police from killing their "immoral" citizens, stop
closing down opposition newspapers in Iran...
Shall I go on?
The point is that your question is predicated by the idea that _they_
want to improve relations with us. I don't believe that is the case.
Do you have any evidence they do?
On 4/19/07, Michael <michael2938@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
sure... I can even think of a couple things. But are they going to be
effective? You don't want to use violence or sit down and talk with them...
I'm just curious what you think the most effective thing to do would be to
improve our relations with them?
-Mike
On 4/19/07, rick baird <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> there are plenty of things one can do to influence bad behaviour that
> doesn't include violence.
>
> On 4/19/07, Michael <michael2938@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I know you didn't say those words, but you don't want to sit down and
> talk
> > with them... so it _sounds_ like any peaceful solutions are out the
> window.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > On 4/19/07, rick baird <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > did I say we should bomb them? no, I don't think I did.
> > >
> > > On 4/19/07, Michael <michael2938@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > lets sit down and talk with these guys, they seem more than
> > > reasonable.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Good point. Let's just bomb them! :) That _is_ what you're
> saying,
> > > isn't
> > > > it? I mean, if you don't want to sit down and negotiate or use any
> kind
> > > of
> > > > diplomacy, what else is there besides violence and threats of
> violence?
> > > >
> > > > -Mike
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