I agree about the radical Islamists part, but the citizenry of Iran in
general does not fall into that category. Most Muslims are peaceful people
with no interest in killing anyone.

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"Vito" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote
"Capt. JG" wrote
Travelling to Tehran would not be dangerous for the average American.

You'd be a fool to believe that when traveling to Tehran. Bush =
American
citizens = Bush. They don't differentiate between our leaders and us.
9/11
should have taught you that.


Fact is we are all "infidels" to radical Islam and they believe that they
are
doing God's own work by killing as many of us as possible. They believe
that
the very concept of democracy - the idea that man rather than God can make
the
rules - is a mortal sin. Worse yet, democracy leads to affluence and
education,
eliminating the religious fervor that comes with grinding physical and
mental
poverty. To them, our "threat" of bringing freedom and plenty to their
world is
akin to bringing a dance band to a baptist convention. Hard as it is to
believe, they are even more dangerous than radical christians and every
person
who threatens to bring them wealth and freedom must be killed first. As
Max
says, they do not distinguish between infidels and their leaders.

Saddam was keeping a thumb on these radicals - that's why it was safe for
Americans to go to Tehran under him. Blundering Bush removed Saddam from
power
and his thumb from the radicals but he did not replace it with a US thumb.
That's why it's dangerous for everybody in Tehran, even moderate Muslims.