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Ahmadinejad's game

Cry Bones is concerned that regarding Iran, "The Clock is ticking"

Elder of Ziyon rejects the idea that Ahmadinejad is irrational. He might well be a megalomaniac, but he has ambitions that might be outsized, but are not insane. And he is biding his time to achieve a political goal.

Ahmadinejad is not acting as the head of state of Iran; he is acting as the putative leader of the Muslim world. He has that pesky Shiite/Sunni thing to overcome but for the most part he is ignoring the differences between Muslims and focusing on the commonalities.

His seemingly irrational statements about Israel, the Holocaust and the US make much more sense when one realizes that his audience is not Iranians but a billion Muslims. If he can unify them behind him, he effectively becomes the superpower.

LawHawk observes that we must pay attention to Iran's military maneuvers as Iran flexes its military muscle.

It will be interesting to see if the Iranians pull out any new tricks from their playbook such as showing off those new minisubs, long range missiles, or shkval rockets. These kinds of wargames tend to provide more insight into the military preparedness of Iran than otherwise possible. It also bears noting what the Iranians said the last time they engaged in these activities.

At least, JoshuaPundit notes, the administration is keeping tabs on the political machinations of Iran and its puppets.

For a start, the White House formally accused Syria, Iran and Hezbollah of plotting to overthrow Lebanon's Siniora government.White House spokesmouth Tony Snow cited "mounting evidence that the Syrian and Iranian governments, Hezbollah, and their Lebanese allies are preparing plans to topple Lebanon's democratically elected government.

"Truth is,Iran's proxy Hezbollah, as Sheik Nasrullah famnously said is Lebanon. president Michael Aoun has been in the Syrian's pocket for quite some time, and Hezbollah ad theior sister militia, Amal control enough of the Lebanese government to veto any actions they want.

The WAPO article linked makes reference to Hezbollah demands for early elections in order to establish a national unity government eith `veto power.' In actuality, theyalready have that..and early elections are just designed to finish the process of an Iran/Hezbollah takeover.

Will Israel, the United States and the world allow these threats to materialize. Or will they take the necessary actions diplomatically, and, if necessary militarily to stem Ahmadinejad's ambitions. Or will they just hide under the sheets and pretend that nothing is wrong?

Technorati tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Terrorism, Lebanon, Hezbollah.

Posted by SoccerDad at November 3, 2006 3:50 PM