bombing
Iran's nuclear sites will not deter future technological developments
would only trigger major responses worldwide,
a worsening of the fragile state of Iraq and "a rally around the
flag effect in Iran."
Washington will need to recognize
that "what is politically serious in Washington is politically insignificant in
Tehran." What the US has previously viewed as a big step toward normalization,
such as allowing the importation of pistachios and carpets, has little weight
political figures have not recognized the need to use sensitive language
Iran has expressed its disdain for phrases such
as "carrots and sticks," that the US has repeatedly used
this mistranslates to say that
the US plans to deal with Iran as a donkey, either reward it with carrots or
beat it into submission. "This will backfire on us,"
clipped from: www.niacouncil.org 