TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: The Rhetoric of Iran

Ratchet it up? Turn it down? With such a jumbled mess of real concerns and uncertain threats characterizing the current situation in Iran, it's difficult to know exactly what level of frenzied rhetoric will cultivate the best outcome. We aim to provide a helpful consumer's guide in today's Sunday Show Roundup episode of TPMtv.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Iran
• Ahmadinejad
• nuclear
• program
• war
• weapon
• IAEA
• rhetoric
• Boxer
• Graham
• Levin
• Huckabee
• McCain
• NextNewNetworks

[vicnameless]

Yeah the ChickenHawks are on the move! Let's pass a law that SAYS if you vote for war....Your KIDS go first!

[flayvah]

When did the US become the country to say who could have nuclear anything or not? That's my only question. What if an ally of the US said, " If I've got them, why shouldn't they?" Let me guess.... no more ally.

[spokrocks]

Its called IRAN not I-RAN

[USArCOWARDS]

The ret-o-rick.

LMAO!

Yanks are such spastics.

Its'

"Re-tor-ik

[exclamation3mark]

we don't have to 'Take Out' all the facilities? McCain is an idiot! Vote for him vote for WWIII

[germanicus24]

What on earth is the problem of Iranians uniting and following their leaders. They NEVER said "Wipe Israel off the map", all they want is a change of regime. Marg bar Amerika, and Marg bar Esrayl mean Down with those rogue regimes which cheat their own people and kill innocents. What on earth is so wrong about that.

[gxnxsis]

The four countries that haven't signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty are India, North Korea, Israel, and Pakistan (without the c.)

[classic14rider]

I just love the way John McCain twisted Joe Biden's words around into a pro-war statement. Biden said an air strike against Iran would rally Iranians around Ahmedinejad, which is what we don't want. McCain says, Biden's right that you have to be careful about the rhetoric that you use -- if you say you're going to bomb them you have to follow it up with action, i.e. bombing. Biden said "Don't bomb" and McCain spun it to mean "Do bomb."

[oung77]

This argument just seems like clash of egos by the both countries. Not defending Iran, but if you tell someone to calm down when they're flustered, it seems to make them worst. I don't think US has any control over what Iran does. So all we have is to flex our so called military might.  Thats just lack of diplomatic prowess in our part. Seriously, how the hell did this country stoop so low to argue with globally insignificant country like Iran. Come on, this is U.S of fuckin A.

[gosciu555]

you wish, he's endorsed by ZBIG and William Kristol of PNAC. He's gonna be like Blair.

[gosciu555]

jesus breathe. Don't act threatning you're adding fuel to the fire.

[gosciu555]

It is.