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By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:23:22 +0000

On one hand I agree with Azari. The fact that the Iranian president wants to wipe Israel of the face of the earth is a very serious issue. However, I think it is highly unlikely that we will have another Adolf Hitler on our hands. Trudy Rubin breaks things down. Many Americans have the belief that “all middle-eastern people are the same” and some people may even think “they’re all terroists”. Trudy Rubin explains how different middle-eastern groups are from one another. This stresses her claim that a world wide jihadi movement is unlikely and most likely impossible. I don’t think it’s nessacery to act now, as the problem is seen as more serious than it actually is, however, we also cannot let Israel become eradicated.

-Mike H

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:21:46 +0000

I disagree with Rubin; Iran should not be taken lightly and if left alone, could escellate in to something very serious very quickly. Not only has the Iranian president Ahmadinejad said that he wants to wipe Israel off the map, but Iran has been unlawfully mining the material needed to do that and refuses to stop. Ahmadinejad is a very charismatic character, capable of rallying surrounding countries, becoming a very powerful force if it comes to that.

~Hope
(Ha ha Jody )

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:15:47 +0000

My take on these two highly opinionated pieces is that Iran is a burgeoning Middle-Eastern Power that is striving toplace itseelf in the international stage. Radical Islam is a byproduct of nationalism and a “semi-proleterian oriented revolution.”
Iran holds key resources(Oil) and is therefore economically able to oppose the American super-power. Our inability to view Iran as an actual country puts us in the awkward position of not being able to negotiate with them. This inability dually acts as a damper on our international politics and also causes Iran to appear as a more substantial, capable power.
The provcerb “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” has much honesty in it that we as a country could benefit from.
In breif, this islamo-facism is nothing but a symptom of nationalism and a clinging faith in past social structures. Peace in the Middle East m*********!

Always and Forever, Peter Roman

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:57:01 +0000

I disagree with Rubin because Iran is a very big threat to many counties around the world. An example of this threat is that Iran has been working on make a nuclear weapon which they should have ready in the next 5-10 years. Another reason they are a huge threat is because there leader is a very control person and wants to take out many counties, for example United States. Finally the reason that Iran is a big threat is because they have not listen to anyone who has try to talk to them. They do not have the right to make nuclear weapons and the U.N has proof to show that they have been working on a weapon which needs to be stop right now.

[Nick DeViso]

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:18:33 +0000

i agree because the threat is sevear and must be delt with.
2 if it is nessecary to group all of these people under one heading then it is going to happen regardless of the diffrences between them. i do feel that the diffrent groups of people should be diffrent. and three history it has and will repeat itself. one hitler there are a lot of simmilarities, and two look at its past and you will be able to tell the fueture.
joe affel (probibly the last post)

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:06:59 +0000

1. I agree with Azari that the Iranian threat is severe and that the world must do something. The proxy president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejads, is compared to Hitler in Azari’s article for his, “outcry to wipe Israel off the map and to salvage the world of sin for piety…” People may think that Iran is not a serious threat because because all groups in the country are being categorized together and not all groups are a threat, but the fact that the president (who represents his country to the world) has such horrendus goals and views shows that the country is a problem, and must be dealt with properly. Also, history has proven Iran to be a danger when you look at what has happened in the past and what is happening now.

-Dylan L.

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:53:00 +0000

while reading the articles I kinda got confused with the questions because i felt as if the first article was the one that was “lumping” these groups into one and not giving any of the other citizens any justice. That is like walking into an airport and assuming that every arib you see if going to blow up your plane. Rubin seems to have a wider perspective on the actual citizens of iran and not just these groups that has weapons of mass destruction and who are violent. I believe rubin gave these citizens justice and said that besides all these groups there are other people in Iran who are normal human beings and use religion as religion. I also thought the whole camparrison with hitler was outrageous and seemed to be irrelevant to what he was trying to get across to the reacher. I dont think that the iranians have the power of becoming what hitler was.

Alex S.

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:54:32 +0000

Out of the two articles I think both authors had great views, but i agree with Rubin that Iran is not as dangerous as perhaps our government is leading us in to. The idea of grouping all of there religions into one heading is incorrect and ignorant to their religious groups. I agree with Rubin because she agrees it is important to stress the difference between religious Muslims and those who use the religion for political purposes. I also agree that not all of Iran is tied up with al-qaeda or other extremest groups, and there are muslims that are not thinking about devoting the rest of their lives to being a terrorist. The biggest point Trudy Rubin had was ” Lumping all these groups under a single rubric creates the image of one worldwide and powerful jihadi movement, rather that disparate groups whose differences can be exploited.”
Monica C

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:41:37 +0000

I agree with Azari that the Iranian threat is severe because the Iran’s proxy president wants to wipe Israel off the map. This threat is too close to “Hilter’s outcry to salvage the world from decadent races” and he ended up killing 30 million soviets. With the “Islamic-Fascism with Iran at its epicenter” it is said they have nuclear ambitions and if no one does anything the results in the future could be bad. I think the world must act before Iran gets too far and its too late

Jamie W