SezWho2 said...

SezWho2 at 11:10 PM JST - 2nd July

kinniku,

You never have to be sorry to tell me what I already know.

I know you were not writing about the 1953 revolution. I know you were writing about the 1979 revolution. I know the Shah favored a secular state. None of that in any way makes the revolution…

Posted in Iran Revolutionary Guards chief warns Israel at 11:10 PM JST - 2nd July
SezWho2 at 10:48 PM JST - 2nd July

HelterSkelter,

Yes, Ahmadinejad engineered a holocaust denial conference and he invited David Duke. So what?

I'm pretty sure that I'm awake. I'm also pretty sure I draw different conclusions from the same facts that you are looking at.

In particular, I don't think that sponsoring such a conference implies that…

Posted in Iran Revolutionary Guards chief warns Israel at 10:48 PM JST - 2nd July
SezWho2 at 10:37 PM JST - 2nd July

Personally, I'd fire my CEO if he refused to add $25 to cost of goods sold when the consumer is willing to pay for it and when the refusal resulted in less product being moved.

Posted in Hyundai Motor workers strike over U.S. beef imports at 10:37 PM JST - 2nd July
SezWho2 at 07:18 PM JST - 2nd July

I would certainly refuse to buy a Korean-made automobile if there were a $25 safety check that would give me peace of mind, if I were willing to pay for the safety check and the Korean automotive makers refused to perform it because it was statistical overkill.

Posted in Hyundai Motor workers strike over U.S. beef imports at 07:18 PM JST - 2nd July
SezWho2 at 12:47 AM JST - 2nd July

kinniku,

It would probably take you less time to type if you would concentrate on giving your thoughts rather than on attempting to answer me point for point. It might make for a more topical discussion, too.

I think that the charges of extremism against Iran and against Ahmadinejad are…

Posted in Iran Revolutionary Guards chief warns Israel at 12:47 AM JST - 2nd July
SezWho2 at 03:44 PM JST - 1st July

RedMeatKoolAid,

It doesn't matter that Obama hasn't taken office yet. Leaders do not have to hold office. They only need to have followers. And it seems that Obama has plenty of those.

So you ask what experience Obama has in leadership? You're lookin' at it firsthand.

I have to say…

Posted in Obama vows not to question anyone's patriotism at 03:44 PM JST - 1st July
SezWho2 at 03:35 PM JST - 1st July

RedMeatKoolAid,

No. What I mean to say is that Bush is not a rational leader, which is to say that he knows things that are contrary to fact and confuses fact with belief. It doesn't mean that his actions don't have a rationality all of their own. It just means…

Posted in Iran Revolutionary Guards chief warns Israel at 03:35 PM JST - 1st July
SezWho2 at 01:37 PM JST - 1st July

RedMeatKoolAid,

Why not ask the crowds of people who seem to be following Obama? The ultimate test of whether anyone is a leader is when he looks around and there are people still behind him. Without the people behind him, a person can be a seer, a prophet, a visionary,…

Posted in Obama vows not to question anyone's patriotism at 01:37 PM JST - 1st July
SezWho2 at 01:32 PM JST - 1st July

kinniku,

Thank you for your comments.

Extremist thought is not rare in the Middle East as far as I can see. However, extremist control in Iran would be somewhat rare. You say that all it takes is for certain people to have control of the weapons and be willing to…

Posted in Iran Revolutionary Guards chief warns Israel at 01:32 PM JST - 1st July
SezWho2 at 12:58 PM JST - 1st July

Taka313,

Good post. At the very least, I hope the office of the President is more than just being the Commander-in-Chief.

I agree that military service can provide valuable perspective. My only reservation is that--as with every other experience I know of--not everyone gains the same perspective. So it is…

Posted in Obama vows not to question anyone's patriotism at 12:58 PM JST - 1st July