Nasty Little Man

You be me for a while and I'll be you

One of the great tragedies in our nation and the world, frankly, is the wide inability to see things from others' points of view. After 9/11, the mere suggestion of trying to grasp a better understanding of the Middle East was quickly yelled down by the screamers. And we have an administration that doesn't even bother talking with people they don't agree with, let alone trying to understand them. This is not a uniquely American problem either.

I'm thinking about this in relation to the Iran situation. Ever stopped to think about what must be going through the Iranians' heads about their security? The president of the United States has called your country one of three countries in an "axis of evil." The U.S. then pre-emptively and on false pretenses attacked one of the other three in this "axis," who just happens to be your neighbor.

Is it any wonder Iran would want to pursue nuclear weapons? The bull-in-a-china shop approach toward the world by the Bush Administration has made the world not safer but more dangerous.

posted by Kinder Gentler Little Man @ 8:48 PM