Is the Bush Administration to Blame?
Is the Bush Administration to blame for the hard line approach Iran is currently (and has been) undertakiing?
A recent BBC article suggests this…
example… “And just a few weeks after Iran and the US had worked so closely over Afghanistan, Iran was described by President George W Bush as part of an “axis of evil” in his 2002 State of the Union address.” (article)
If the administration did not take the opportunity to ally with them, then why? The article states shortly after we worked with Iran to overthrow the Taleban, Iran was about to sell or distribute arms to Palestinian Groups. (but this is vague at best)
The questions I have for the administration is…
1. why prove the point of the Iranian hardliners, given them more credit w/in the government?
2. By allowing #1 to happen the administration promoted instability between Iran and US… why?
3. Was the administration seriously considering the “pre-emptive” attack on Iran, once Iraq was secured? (I’m sure once the administration realized the situation in Iraq, the thought of an Iranian invasion went out the window.)
All and all the whole situation reeks of arrogance on the part of the Bush administration. (although i do think American/Iranian -peaceful- ties can exist)
