so the u.s. sent 3 naval warships into the persian gulf last weekend. geez, and for some reason, the iranians counteracted by sending out 5 speedboats (yes, speedboats) to head off the naval cruisers and tell them to get out of their neighborhood.
what i don't quite understand is how we have the audacity to say that this counteraction was a "provocative act" and aggressive on behalf of the iranians.
are you to tell me that if 3 armed naval vessels from a major army that comes barreling in off the coast of los angeles or the gulf of mexico or new york bay--we wouldn't send out exploratory boats to head them off and tell them to go away? and to pair apples with apples, this major army has also invaded and occupied a neighboring country for the past 5 years. logically, would we not act in the same way?
i believe that this "us and them" philosophy is archaic. to achieve our goals of world stability and peaceful living, we need to create more international dialog and step out of the ideology that in order to attain peace we must wage war.
nyt article and reuters.
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Your argument is logical but you have missed one important fact that explains why this incident is an outrage: we are the kings of the world and they are our subjects.
i want to rule the world with my w.m.d.
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