Here is the System our soldiers died to create.

The Soviets no longer exist. And Iran has no reason to be our enemy. By opening open diplomatic ties to both countries we not only increase the chance of having a steady supply of oil but we also increase our ability stabily preside over an area that is in the end vital to our national interest. Instead of trying to polarize the regions why not trying to help them out and thus give them reason to help us?

Dude! Did you have some sort of life altering event this weekend? I mean I am all good with whatever, but your sig pic and your avatar/name confused me for a moment
 
The Soviets no longer exist. And Iran has no reason to be our enemy. By opening open diplomatic ties to both countries we not only increase the chance of having a steady supply of oil but we also increase our ability stabily preside over an area that is in the end vital to our national interest. Instead of trying to polarize the regions why not trying to help them out and thus give them reason to help us?
In a perfect world, but Iran is controlled by fundamentalists who fundamentally hate: a) Jews and b) the US.

I have clients that are both pre-shah Iranian. I've discussed the situation with "Mike", and he'd love to go back and do some business with his old contacts. He left Tehran just before they took over the embassy, used to walk past it on his way to work, and saw the whole thing building up before he bought a ticket out of there. He describes the guys who did it as "crazy". Both these guys are straight-up capitalists who don't give a dam about historical hatred.
 
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