WITH A US government so intent on apologizing to
everyone, all but ruling out the use of force or power politics and
apparently – in Iran’s perception – afraid to confront its enemies,
they’re concluding in Teheran and Damascus, as Ahmadinejad put it:
“Today the world has realized that Western theories are not working
anymore and that is why it needs the help and cooperation of Syria and
Iran.”
An increase in economic sanctions, which is the main US plan
against Iran at present, is not going to change this perception – or
Teheran’s behavior. But before effective action [my emphasis] can be taken, there
must be the realization that a conflict is going on, one that is far
more important than the one between the US and al-Qaida.
