Monday August 23, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Iran is in victory mode.
The Iranians continue to gloat, proclaiming that they have trounced the United States and the West.

Yesterday, in response to Israel's frustration over the opening of the new Iranian nuclear reactor in Busher, Ahmadinejad declared that Israel is too weak to attack Iran.

He continued his rhetoric by declaring that the Iranians do not fear a US attack, either. He said that the US could not even defeat the tiny Iraqi army or put down the present insurgency in Iraq. If they can't even handle Iraq, how could they defeat the mighty Iranian military, he rhetorically asked.

This is a new stage in Ahmadinejad's bluster. He is milking the opening of the nuclear plant at Busher for all he can. He is trying to mesmerize the Muslim world by illustrating for them how both Israel and the United States are not to be feared.

Ultimately Iran's political leader is saying: Do not be intimidated by these heathens. They are weak, we are strong. Iran will lead and defend all the Muslim world.

He's not just mouthing the words. Ahmadinejad means what he says.

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