I know from the comments to this blog that most of you are against the idea of appeasing Iran. Your thinking is that if we back down on any of our demands, then sometime next week the United States will be a smoldering crater. You can’t give those evil empires an inch.
With that concept in mind, I wonder how you would advise the leadership of Iran. If they give in to U.S. demands for nuclear inspections and whatnot, the Iranians will be appeasing their enemies. And you know that never works. Within a week Israel will be building settlements in Tehran.
Iran could try to be friends with the United States, so their appeasing looks more like being friendly. But frankly I would see that as a sign of weakness. I think I speak for all Americans when I say that that would be an ideal time to attack.
Maybe Iran could suggest some sort of negotiated agreement where both sides get something different but of equal value. That way neither side seems weak. So let’s see… we’d need to find something that’s as valuable to Iran as having a nuclear deterrent, dominating the region, and eliminating Israel. That’s a tough one. But I can think of a solution.
Suppose we agree to make George Bush and Dick Cheney wear school girl outfits and dance a jig for the mullahs while singing the “I’m Sorry” song. Afterwards, their testicles would be surgically removed and displayed in an Iranian museum. In return, the Iranians would allow U.N. inspectors to check on their nukes, they’d stop supporting Hezbollah and they’d leave Iraq to the Iraqis.
You can’t tell me the Iranians would reject that deal.
I realize that this would be a big sacrifice for our President and Vice President, but I’ve heard them say that sacrifice is necessary to achieve security. Why do our soldiers have to do all the sacrificing?
I suppose there’s always the risk that the Iranians would make the deal and then renege after they had our leaders’ nuggets in a Plexiglas display case. But that’s a chance I’m willing to take. Because at that point we could nuke Iran and even Bin Laden would agree they had it coming.