Iran will get the bomb. Not in spite of isolation, but rather because of isolation. History has shown that isolation is an ineffective method of conflict resolution. It serves only to help the regime in power continuing in power and their people isolated from knowledge and truth. Sanctions do not persuade just because they threaten.
Our foreign policy is to require a regime to change "before" we will engage them in trade, cultural exchanges, dialogue, education, mutual interests, sports competition, tourist exchanges and so forth. Yet it is these very activities that will, in the end, be the catalysts for change! Our foreign policy has had it backwards for a long time. We push to have the wars first, then we engage the people.
The Iranians are beautiful, talented, intelligent and interesting people... just like the Germans and Japanese, like the Russians and Vietnamese and the people of Iraq. Let us engage the Iranians before it comes to war. As Abraham Lincoln once remarked, "Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Monday, September 26, 2011
An Introduction
As I see it, the polarization of the American people into extreme factions on the right and the left of the political and social spectrums is leading to an ever increasing destruction of the American dream for many.
I find myself compelled to reach out and present my thoughts on a variety of subjects that I believe have led to our current state of affairs. I ask that you read them critically and enter into a dialogue with me to express your views and for us together to search for understanding, respect and perhaps new answers.
Thank you, Will
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