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A Failing Psychological War
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that warmongers who
have taken hostage both American and Israeli people would
love to attack Iran at all costs. There is only one small
problem; they are NOT in a position to do so in the
remaining term of Bush Administration. They will have to
work up Obama or McCain who have both pledged allegiance to
the warmongers lobby, AIPAC! So they keep propagating the
FALSE premise that Iran is seeking a nuclear bomb to destroy
Israel.
Assuming Iran is indeed seeking a nuclear bomb, the question
to ask is not too complicated: Why did Israel acquire a
nuclear bomb decades ago? If it were to destroy its hostile
Arab neighbors, why it never happened? And despite her
nuclear capabilities, her military might, and her outrageous
hatred of Arabs and unprecedented atrocities against Lebanon
and Palestine, She never put a finger on the red button of
her ready to launch nuclear bomb.
In my humble opinion, it is not the rhetoric. It is not Ben
Gurion, Sharon or Ahmadinejad. It is the existential fear
that is a second nature to Israel, and her friends all
around the world, whether it is 1967, 1973, or the new
millennium. War profiteers will never let that fear –a real
issue in old days, but a psychological one nowadays -- fade
away because it is the key ingredient to the required
tension in the Middle East.
I do not intend to make an analogy for Iran or her
government making a case that she is equally fearful of an
existential threat. Iran is the de facto superpower in the
region, and Israel is not a competing force, America is. It
is simply ridiculous to think Iran would initiate a nuclear
strike against any American interests in the region, let
alone Israel that is already capable of hitting back in no
time.
It is not 1940s when the U.S. used a nuclear bomb against
innocent Japanese to end World War II. It is not when
nuclear power was the ONLY criterion for super power
status. It is not even 1960s when competing superpowers
played the game of subjugating the rest of the world.
It is now. It is when the ONLY superpower of the world is
failing and keeps shifting policies towards every single
state once named an “axis of evil” It is when nuclear
military might of the U.S. loses to a non-nuclear state in
winning hearts and minds of Iraqis. Even the living memory
of eight years bloody war between the two people did not
work in favor of the U.S. Interestingly enough, headlines
are not about an illegal invasion of a sovereign country,
but rather cheap talk of finding a street bomb made in
Iran. That is how pathetic it has become.
So while a fearful Israel depends on nuclear militarism to
stave off her enemies, but NOT to use it against them, Iran
never built its rising soft power on that premise. Thus, it
is not the so called “self sacrificing mentality” of mullahs
versus the self acclaimed “rational men” in the west. If
anything, it is the opposite where “rational” mullahs insist
on Iran’s inalienable right to peaceful nuclear energy, and
“fearful mentality” of official “suits” play right into the
hands of warmongers who, fortunately for the time being, are
bogged down with the mess of their own creation.
In fact, “self sacrificing” mullahs are long gone. What
survived ups and downs of the Iranian revolution are
experienced and pragmatically elites who not only passed the
test of time in the most complex and hostile environment,
but also are far from sacrificing anything for the power
they enjoy.
It is against this reality on the ground that confused
pundits keep propagating a psychological war. Here is an
example “… the recent reports about Israeli plans and
preparations to attack Iran (the period from Nov. 5 to Jan.
19 seems the best bet, as it gives the West half a year to
try the diplomatic route but ensures that Israel will have
support from a lame-duck White House).”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/opinion/18morris.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
Shortcut to the link:
http://tinyurl.com/6hb87y
In other words, the “diplomatic route” is the prerequisite
to war! Then why would Iran take part in a step forward
against her interests? Maybe rational mullahs have played
out this bluff too often to be scared! In that case, the
real danger is too much self confidence. Then again, thanks
to the same rhetoric for keeping excessive composure at bay.
Peace,
Mohamad Purqurian
San Diego, July-18-08 |
