Really, no matter who the supreme leader (Ayatollah) is in Iran does not matter. Survival for theocratic organizations depends upon having a common enemy around which to bind the population, every bit as much as radical ideological governments (have we forgotten the former USSR). Why then should anyone be surprised when Ali Khamenei says that Iran will continue to defy U.S. policy?
For my own two cents, the current administration of the U.S. mistakenly believed that dealing with the Ayatollah would change the Ayatollah. Oh wait, the current administration seems to think that the government of Iran is somehow separate from the religious rulers of Iran because Iran has elections and the Ayatollah does not have a political title. Or if the current administration did not think the government and the religion were separate, then the current administration is populated by the ignorant--which I really do not think is the case, even when I disagree with their behaviors and ideas. Quit acting shocked John Kerry. You knew that negotiating with the government of Iran was a no win situation, that ultimately the U.S. would have to offer the compromise and that whatever policy was agreed upon would be thwarted at every possible point by the Ayatollah. Very disturbing indeed Mr. Kerry, very disturbing that you act surprised.
For my own two cents, the current administration of the U.S. mistakenly believed that dealing with the Ayatollah would change the Ayatollah. Oh wait, the current administration seems to think that the government of Iran is somehow separate from the religious rulers of Iran because Iran has elections and the Ayatollah does not have a political title. Or if the current administration did not think the government and the religion were separate, then the current administration is populated by the ignorant--which I really do not think is the case, even when I disagree with their behaviors and ideas. Quit acting shocked John Kerry. You knew that negotiating with the government of Iran was a no win situation, that ultimately the U.S. would have to offer the compromise and that whatever policy was agreed upon would be thwarted at every possible point by the Ayatollah. Very disturbing indeed Mr. Kerry, very disturbing that you act surprised.
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