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Originally Posted by moeloubani
The Iranian people have elections. How are they any different than the United States? What checks and balances does the US have? Israel? China? Russia? Do you mean checks and balances like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that Iran has already signed but countries like India, North Korea and Israel aren't a part of? Maybe we should be helping Iran defend itself against countries with hundreds of nuclear weapons that adhere to no such 'check and balances'?
Their government is run by a well educated man that was once the mayor of Tehran and won his way to the top just like every other politician on Earth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
It seems to me, if anything, he is a more legitimate leader and represents more of his people than any of the two previous presidents that the United States has had. |
iranian peeps are no different than us, at least that's how i see them. just like 80%+ of americans are frustrated and upset with our government, it's my understanding that there is a large group of iranians who feel the same about their gov.
we have a thorough checks & balances system in place for launching nuclear weapons. as far as i know, the fail safe measures to keep a rogue entity from launching u.s. nukes are solid. i do not get the impression a government such as iran would embrace the same although that is an assumption.