Wednesday, July 16, 2008

US Iran Relations

As you know, the US has sent an envoy to Iran to promote peace talks. As you know, Iran has become more aggressive in terms of their military, indicated by their use of Photoshop. And to be honest, I think that we’re going the wrong way with talks. We may try to negotiate with arms and trade, but this is ultimately useless.
It’s not like Iran has a real problem with America. To them, we’re just an overly aggressive nation with a taste of oil and war. Not the image I think America should have, but it’s not the worst. On the other hand, what Iran DOES know is that America and Israel are connected at the hips. And that Iran views Israel as an aggressive nation who can walk to Iran with tanks and guns. As seen in the actions of Israel during the decade, Israel hasn’t been the world’s most happy nation. Instead of America sending an envoy, rather, America should drag an envoy from Israel to Iran. Then talks can begin.

Much of America’s image has been tarnished by Israel. While America has treated Iraq in a very poor fashion, Israel treats the entire Middle East in the same fashion. Let’s look at it in terms of an Equation.

Israel = America

Hate = Israel

Hate = America

Q.E.D. What harms the relation of America and the Middle East is because of Israel.

Now, I’m not against the state of Israel. Heavens no, Israel has been a state long enough where you really can’t say it isn’t a state. What I am against is Israel’s lack of accountability. Because Israel and America are on such, “To the death,” terms, America will never try to control Israel. Israel is free to do whatever they wish because America will always support them. Hence, the reason why Iran is talking to America is because they know that if Israel invades Iran, so will America.
I’m not even talking about feasibility here. I’m just trying to improve American-Middle East relations, that of which must start from Israel. So what is it that I propose?

Israel is a very powerful military nation. No country in the right mind will bring the fight to Israel. So aside from the missiles, Israel is in fact fairly safe. Though on the missile part, if Israel stops acting like Israel, chances are that the missiles will stop. Israel needs to start talking to Middle East nation on trade, relations, and so on. Israel needs to stop attacking other nations.
And America?

We have two choices. Either abandon Israel and let them pick their own course. This makes it so that we are no longer accountable for Israel’s actions. And this puts the major powers of the Middle East on relatively equal grounds with Israel.

Or

We continue aid with Israel, but if Israel does something we don’t like, we default to the first choice. If Israel seriously believes that they need our backing, then they should listen to what we think. Much of what Israel does in the Middle East is counterproductive to our relations with the Middle East.

Our talk with Iran is nothing more than show. It is just us ignoring where the problems really lie. Make Israel accountable for their actions, and our relations with the Middle East will dramatically increase.

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