Reply #109: I have not defended Iran or its leader in the least bit [View All]

Nor do I feel the need to support anyone who disagrees with Bush (you, for instance).

I am defending a principle here. I certainly find your links dubious, moreover. Haaretz on Iran? Come on, now. I know you have this idea of me in your head, thatI'm waving an Ahmedinijad banner because he's sticking it to Bush, or some such nonsense. That is absolutely false, a little idea you made up to justify your propagandizing. It's a silly little idea, but I don't suppose there's much I can do to dispel it, other than to say it is weak, and cheap argumentation at best.

You are fighting a strawman, in other words. I no more believe Iran is innocent than I believe Ahmedihejad is some sort of poster child for liberalism, a misunderstood man. That said, he's likely no worse than many other world leaders (say, Putin). The only one who is naive here is you, be3cause you can't separate the propaganda from the principle.