tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post6587305849289126361..comments2023-10-28T01:08:17.601-07:00Comments on David Talks/The Berner Monologues: McCain and Cheney target IranDavid Bernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05707698404226464547noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post-32227610816047474932008-03-27T18:46:00.000-07:002008-03-27T18:46:00.000-07:00Iran's economy is a mess and the populace is resti...Iran's economy is a mess and the populace is restive. For one thing, the average age is about 23, so many of the people have no memory of the Shah to be an effective boogieman for controlling them, and no direct experience of or attachment to the revolution and the regime of the imams.<BR/>Ahmadinejad's tactic of US bashing is for home consumption as much as anything. Its the classic, or cliche if one wishes, 'outside threat' designed to promote internal unity.<BR/>In reality, as outlined in a Debka.com story <I>here</I><BR/>http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1339<BR/>Tehran and Washington are engaged in a "seven-month old secret Saudi-mediated dialogue".<BR/>McCain's sabre rattling may be similarly for domestic consumption, not unlike the empty NAFTA bashing by the Democratic candidates.<BR/>Either that or he simply has no clue what the hell he's on about.David in North Burnaby BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660731947857473298noreply@blogger.com