RE: New Concerns That Israel Is Close To Striking Iran's Nuclear Facilities
August 17, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Quote: My instincts, however, tell me that Iran actually wants Israel to attack.
The ayatollahs have internal problems. 70% of their population is young and their own power relies strictly on the force of arms of the military. Hosni Mubarak had the same situation and look what happened to him. But playing the old "la patrie en danger" card is a trick as old as history.
Quote:When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
--Plato