Feeding New Crocodiles: On Iran and the Dangers of Appeasement | Dr. Jose Yulo | April 4, 2007
"It is not difficult to
determine the general character of the territory which is required (there are,
however, some points on which military authorities should be heard); it should
be difficult of access to the enemy, and easy to the egress to the inhabitants. This then is one principle,
that it should be a convenient centre for the protection of the whole country" -- Aristotle, Politics
"In each case the demand was not expected to be met,
but the plan was to discredit its object, make him the issue and the apparent
cause of the city's troubles, and thereby create political turmoil and division
in the enemy camp." -- Donald Kagan, On
the Origins of War
The recent abduction of fifteen
British naval personnel by Iran has served to focus sufficient international
interest to a most volatile region. In particular, it has deflected salient and
critical attention from Iran--attention it would have received not from its
verbose criticism of the Hollywood feature film, 300, but from its refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment
programs. On the heels of its decision not to be stopped by anything including
United Nations sanctions, Iran saw fit to aggressively, yet opportunistically launch
an early strike in what may amount to be an emerging strategy for regional
hegemony.
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