Iran and The West (3/3): Nuclear Confrontation - BBC (Feb 21, 2009)

[LeHuyAnh]

@31:45: Annoyingly arrogant and over-confident American!

[TheDewey05]

the lack of 'foreign policy' isn't the answer, two examples from the hip are: Hitlers rise to power and the Cold War issues between the U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. adverting a Atomic War, amid regional political power hubs.

[ASexyChef]

@TheDewey05 I think the point was to focus on Iran and not the geo politics. Yes you can talk about the fact that during the cold war, the US supported whomever would restrict the expansion of the USSR. Yet after the collapses, the US did not change it keep doing the same in the region, and it did not than try to support democracy, but what would be best for US or US companies, and right now the USA looks more like Britain when the east india company controlled politics.

[TheDewey05]

@ASexyChef

Not taking Politics into consideration w/in Iran or any other Country is trying to down play the role of religious views in the Middle East. I agree w/ the comparison between US Political / Foreign Policy is reflective of the East India Company (from what little i know). Yet, in a global view you must include not just the US, but Russia and China. the United Nations is the global (growing) Power in Europe. Iran wanting to be viewed as an 'Adult' Country as a Teenager

[ASexyChef]

@TheDewey05 I think the fact the US threatens to invade Iran, is the major reason why Iran is trying to obtain the Bomb, we do not threaten to invade N. Korea even though they act more insane, yet they have the bomb, I think Iran does want to be a larger power, in the area, the US is hard on Iran for I think two major reasons, Israel wants it, they are shia not sunni so Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, etc wants it too, they are a different Muslim sect than most area! But I do agree with you.

[lloydgar01]

and the conclusion is: america should get its nose out of the world and stop this "foreign policy" bullshit. foreign policy is just another way of saying "we govern you."

[FriedToast]

So many wasted chances.

[beefy69]

bush is a shit

[artin74]

Lots of things are missing in this history and some have changed ...for exam> who helped the paki talibans to be on power in afghanistan @ U.S and Soviet Union cold war time?(CIA) 2- who helped Saddam with wapens and chemical bombs to attack iran and to get the Khoozestan's (OIL) ot of iranians hand? (WEST and soudi)! on 1977-78 who helped the unknown Khomeini to become known for iranians and be on power in iran? radio(BBC london) and the (CIA)...!

[DefaultPosition]

@artin74 True. I don't know why they left that out. It's been in other documentaries.