tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post116911532680352392..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: How many deadlines have we passed re Iran?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1169135255934902072007-01-19T02:47:00.000+11:002007-01-19T02:47:00.000+11:00Yeah, but xymphora also thinks the missed Iran "de...Yeah, but xymphora also thinks the missed Iran "deadlines" are just a Democratic smokescreen to enable Bush to complete the Zionist plot of dismembering Iraq.<BR/><BR/>Xymphora is also currently bitching at Larisa for daring to suggest that Blair's dropping of the BAE case was a result of Saudi blackmail -- since "the Saudis have been the best friend the West could ever possibly have," "if there is any concern for the Saudis it would more accurately be described as returning an enormous series of favors rather than blackmail," and "there is no evidence to support the idea that the Saudi government supports terrorism."<BR/><BR/>I haven't minded the fact that xymphora is a little nutty on the subject of Israel, since the arguments brought to bear always seemed at least worthy of consideration. But his/her/its recent need to turn every current news story inside out and upside down to mutate it into an indictment of Zionism and vindication of the Arab states has made the commentary there increasingly useless for anything except lining the bottom of parakeet cages.<BR/><BR/>(And the fact that the Saudis and the Israelis *both* have a great deal to gain from taking Iran down a couple of notches should make us particularly wary of any black-white dichotomies where those two are concerned.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com