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rfbz
01-08-2008, 06:00 AM
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/07/africa/tehran.php


There are numerous possible reasons for Ahmadinejad's loss of support, but analysts here all point to one overriding factor: the U.S. National Intelligence Report last month, which said that Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003 in response to international pressure. The report sharply decreased the threat of a military strike against Iran, allowing the authorities to focus on domestic issues, with important parliamentary elections looming in March.

"Now that Iran is not under the threat of a military attack, all contradictions within the establishment are surfacing," said Saeed Leylaz, an economic and political analyst. "The biggest mistake that Americans have constantly made toward Iran was adopting radical approaches, which provided the ground for radicals in the country to take control."

Goldwater Conservative
01-08-2008, 11:28 AM
So Ahmadinejad doesn't actually have any power? So rattling the saber unites them against us and makes them more of a threat? I never would have guessed. ;)

You'd think there'd be SOME people in the government that understood the subject that they work in, but I guess that's asking too much considering how busy they are being benevolent. :rolleyes: