http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/twilight_of_ahmadinejad I wrote this almost a year ago: Iran is not Mr. Ahmadinejad. Bush, however, makes Iran an enemy by making Mr. Ahmadinejad Iran. Remove Bush and you remove his Iran, Ahmadinejad. When Bush goes, Mr. Ahmadinejad goes with him. This passage appeared on Time.com this week: Ahmadinejad clearly would have preferred a McCain victory, so that he could have used the Senator's "bomb Iran" jokes and tough rhetoric to talk up the idea of an imminent U.S. threat, urging the electorate to back him as an act of defiance. Even if Obama's victory represents more of a change in style... Copyright 2008 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:42:31 -0800 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:27:46 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Let's not forget Dick Cheney's influence. I get the distinct feeling he was pulling GW's strings.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/twilight_of_ahmadinejad#c1202375 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/twilight_of_ahmadinejad#c1202375 2008 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:27:46 -0800