Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

On 9/24/2013 4:22 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?


That would be a feather in O'Bama's turban.

On 9/24/2013 3:22 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

What does rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations,
Have to do with Iran becoming a reasonable nation?
Mikek

On 9/24/13 8:49 PM, amdx wrote:
On 9/24/2013 3:22 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

What does rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations,
Have to do with Iran becoming a reasonable nation?
Mikek


It is possible that the normalization of diplomatic relations will
result in Iran behaving more rationally on the world scene, and will
lessen its paranoia. I'm only saying it is possible. Any improvement in
diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States would be a step
in the right direction for us and for the other countries in the Middle
East.

On 9/24/2013 9:05 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 9/24/13 8:49 PM, amdx wrote:
On 9/24/2013 3:22 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

What does rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations,
Have to do with Iran becoming a reasonable nation?
Mikek


It is possible that the normalization of diplomatic relations will
result in Iran behaving more rationally on the world scene, and will
lessen its paranoia. I'm only saying it is possible. Any improvement in
diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States would be a step
in the right direction for us and for the other countries in the Middle
East.
Nothing like that will happen will happen if they don't stick some duck
tape over Mrs. Satoro's little boys mouth.

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Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement,
a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

--------------------------------

We can hope and we can talk but I don't think it's likely. Iran
isn't the only worry either. It's one of several countries where
Islamic Fundamentalism and it's belief in the eradication of all who
are not Muslim not only exists but is flourishing. It seems that
there is little hope that the Fundamentalist movement is going to die
away. It's been around since the 11th Century and is growing in
strength with no indication of a willingness to adjust to or accept a
peaceful, civilized position in the modern world.

The "Fundamentalism" movement is similar to some Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in the sense that the Koran (like the Bible in
the Christian world) is interpreted literally. The difference is
that Christian fundamentalism is on the decline while Islam is the
fastest growing religion in the world. The number of
"Fundamentalists" who are responsible for terrorist attacks is
growing proportionally.

We tend to think terrorism started on 9/11, but there's a long history
of attacks on US and other western countries' sovereign interests .
It goes back to ancient times when religious Islamic zealots were
trying to obtain a working knowledge of gunpowder from the Chinese.
(The Chinese made fireworks, not weapons. The Islamic
Fundamentalists had other ideas.) The risk today is the ability of
any of these groups to acquire chemical or nuclear weapons. I don't
think there's any question that eventually they will and they will be
used.

There have been 21,620 terrorist killings *since* 9/11. The
incredible list just for 2013 is he

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks-2013.htm

On 9/24/13 9:05 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...


Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

--------------------------------

We can hope and we can talk but I don't think it's likely. Iran isn't
the only worry either. It's one of several countries where Islamic
Fundamentalism and it's belief in the eradication of all who are not
Muslim not only exists but is flourishing. It seems that there is
little hope that the Fundamentalist movement is going to die away.
It's been around since the 11th Century and is growing in strength with
no indication of a willingness to adjust to or accept a peaceful,
civilized position in the modern world.

The "Fundamentalism" movement is similar to some Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in the sense that the Koran (like the Bible in
the Christian world) is interpreted literally. The difference is that
Christian fundamentalism is on the decline while Islam is the fastest
growing religion in the world. The number of "Fundamentalists" who are
responsible for terrorist attacks is growing proportionally.

We tend to think terrorism started on 9/11, but there's a long history
of attacks on US and other western countries' sovereign interests . It
goes back to ancient times when religious Islamic zealots were trying to
obtain a working knowledge of gunpowder from the Chinese. (The Chinese
made fireworks, not weapons. The Islamic Fundamentalists had other
ideas.) The risk today is the ability of any of these groups to
acquire chemical or nuclear weapons. I don't think there's any
question that eventually they will and they will be used.

There have been 21,620 terrorist killings *since* 9/11. The
incredible list just for 2013 is he

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks-2013.htm



Pretty bad number, but a drop in the bucket compared to the 8,000+
firearms murders in this country every year since 9/11...12 times 8,000
= 96,000, and that's just murders by firearm. Our fellow Americans kill
themselves at a much higher rate than terrorists kill others.

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/24/13 9:05 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...


Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a
rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining
the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

--------------------------------

We can hope and we can talk but I don't think it's likely. Iran
isn't
the only worry either. It's one of several countries where Islamic
Fundamentalism and it's belief in the eradication of all who are not
Muslim not only exists but is flourishing. It seems that there is
little hope that the Fundamentalist movement is going to die away.
It's been around since the 11th Century and is growing in strength
with
no indication of a willingness to adjust to or accept a peaceful,
civilized position in the modern world.

The "Fundamentalism" movement is similar to some Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in the sense that the Koran (like the Bible
in
the Christian world) is interpreted literally. The difference is
that
Christian fundamentalism is on the decline while Islam is the
fastest
growing religion in the world. The number of "Fundamentalists" who
are
responsible for terrorist attacks is growing proportionally.

We tend to think terrorism started on 9/11, but there's a long
history
of attacks on US and other western countries' sovereign interests .
It
goes back to ancient times when religious Islamic zealots were
trying to
obtain a working knowledge of gunpowder from the Chinese. (The
Chinese
made fireworks, not weapons. The Islamic Fundamentalists had other
ideas.) The risk today is the ability of any of these groups to
acquire chemical or nuclear weapons. I don't think there's any
question that eventually they will and they will be used.

There have been 21,620 terrorist killings *since* 9/11. The
incredible list just for 2013 is he

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks-2013.htm



Pretty bad number, but a drop in the bucket compared to the 8,000+
firearms murders in this country every year since 9/11...12 times
8,000
= 96,000, and that's just murders by firearm. Our fellow Americans
kill
themselves at a much higher rate than terrorists kill others.

----------------------------

Actually, I miss spoke. 21,620 is the number of terrorist
*attacks* since 9/11. Most resulted in numerous deaths.

On 9/24/13 9:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
...

On 9/24/13 9:05 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...


Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

--------------------------------

We can hope and we can talk but I don't think it's likely. Iran isn't
the only worry either. It's one of several countries where Islamic
Fundamentalism and it's belief in the eradication of all who are not
Muslim not only exists but is flourishing. It seems that there is
little hope that the Fundamentalist movement is going to die away.
It's been around since the 11th Century and is growing in strength with
no indication of a willingness to adjust to or accept a peaceful,
civilized position in the modern world.

The "Fundamentalism" movement is similar to some Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in the sense that the Koran (like the Bible in
the Christian world) is interpreted literally. The difference is that
Christian fundamentalism is on the decline while Islam is the fastest
growing religion in the world. The number of "Fundamentalists" who are
responsible for terrorist attacks is growing proportionally.

We tend to think terrorism started on 9/11, but there's a long history
of attacks on US and other western countries' sovereign interests . It
goes back to ancient times when religious Islamic zealots were trying to
obtain a working knowledge of gunpowder from the Chinese. (The Chinese
made fireworks, not weapons. The Islamic Fundamentalists had other
ideas.) The risk today is the ability of any of these groups to
acquire chemical or nuclear weapons. I don't think there's any
question that eventually they will and they will be used.

There have been 21,620 terrorist killings *since* 9/11. The
incredible list just for 2013 is he

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks-2013.htm



Pretty bad number, but a drop in the bucket compared to the 8,000+
firearms murders in this country every year since 9/11...12 times 8,000
= 96,000, and that's just murders by firearm. Our fellow Americans kill
themselves at a much higher rate than terrorists kill others.

----------------------------

Actually, I miss spoke. 21,620 is the number of terrorist *attacks*
since 9/11. Most resulted in numerous deaths.


Actually, it would be hard to classify some of the incidents on that
list you referenced as "terrorist" attacks...when they seem more like
murders or killings of individuals for personal or religious reasons.

This one, for example:

2013.04.12 Afghanistan Shiberghan A man beheads his wife over 'moral
crime'.

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On 9/24/13 9:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
...

On 9/24/13 9:05 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...


Wouldn't it be nice if the United States and Iran had a
rapprochement, a
re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations and Iran rejoining
the
list of reasonable nations?

There may be a chance for this. Let's hope so, eh?

--------------------------------

We can hope and we can talk but I don't think it's likely. Iran
isn't
the only worry either. It's one of several countries where Islamic
Fundamentalism and it's belief in the eradication of all who are
not
Muslim not only exists but is flourishing. It seems that there is
little hope that the Fundamentalist movement is going to die away.
It's been around since the 11th Century and is growing in strength
with
no indication of a willingness to adjust to or accept a peaceful,
civilized position in the modern world.

The "Fundamentalism" movement is similar to some Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in the sense that the Koran (like the Bible
in
the Christian world) is interpreted literally. The difference is
that
Christian fundamentalism is on the decline while Islam is the
fastest
growing religion in the world. The number of "Fundamentalists"
who are
responsible for terrorist attacks is growing proportionally.

We tend to think terrorism started on 9/11, but there's a long
history
of attacks on US and other western countries' sovereign interests .
It
goes back to ancient times when religious Islamic zealots were
trying to
obtain a working knowledge of gunpowder from the Chinese. (The
Chinese
made fireworks, not weapons. The Islamic Fundamentalists had
other
ideas.) The risk today is the ability of any of these groups to
acquire chemical or nuclear weapons. I don't think there's any
question that eventually they will and they will be used.

There have been 21,620 terrorist killings *since* 9/11. The
incredible list just for 2013 is he

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks-2013.htm



Pretty bad number, but a drop in the bucket compared to the 8,000+
firearms murders in this country every year since 9/11...12 times
8,000
= 96,000, and that's just murders by firearm. Our fellow Americans
kill
themselves at a much higher rate than terrorists kill others.

----------------------------

Actually, I miss spoke. 21,620 is the number of terrorist
*attacks*
since 9/11. Most resulted in numerous deaths.


Actually, it would be hard to classify some of the incidents on that
list you referenced as "terrorist" attacks...when they seem more like
murders or killings of individuals for personal or religious reasons.

This one, for example:

2013.04.12 Afghanistan Shiberghan A man beheads his wife over 'moral
crime'.

-----------------------------

Call it what you will but this mentality is on the rise.