Events occurring more than a half century ago affect attitudes and actions today. Our American nature is to move on, In the mideast a wrong is something to remember, hold in your heart and redress, should it take forever. Greivances are passed from generation to generation. This paper, by a student at the University of Delaware, illuminates reasons establishing a workable dialogue between the U.S. and Iran is difficult.. I don't excuse Iran for their own government excesses, nor am I endorsing their rush to join the nuclear club nor their saber waving at the United States. What I am trying to show is the fulcrum on which Amidinijad, his croneys and the militant muslims have leveraged their partnerhip to harangue, manipulate and control their population into military misadventures. Iranians probably feel this a fairly accurate rendition since I found it on Iranian.com. I'm sure there are more American friendly histories on other sites These things said, I continue my concern over Iranian missile bases on the Venezuelan Peninsula, Iran's apparent acquisition of nuclear tipped missiles and the tightening alliances between Iran, Pakistan, North Korea, China and Venezuela in forwarding Ahmadinijads promotion from somewhat aberrant angry near dictator to near dictator with nuclear toys and a global reach.

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