Michyle Glen said, Europe is FINALLY waking up and discovering that Iran is no one’s friend or ally.I don’t see how this cartoon depicts Europeans “finally waking up” to Iran’s position. Somehow because a Dutch cartoonist depicts a view which agrees with your own, all Europeans share this sudden realiasation? Van Dam usually shows Islam or Muslims in rather poor light and also often plays up fear-mongering against Iran; nothing new here. And Iran does have allies: Syria, part of the Iraqi population, part of the Lebanese population, and I suppose Russia & China in the UN (but really their realpolitik as regards the West, the US in particular. So, not really “allied”). Chavez in Venezuela still supported Iran; Brazil, hmm, I think Brazil wishes it had rather not have come out in support of Iran so much these past few years (oi caras, gotta read up more on realpolitiking, guys; you’ve got to make sure your own self-interests are safe-guarded, não é só mijar na água dos outros)Iran’s recent actions are simply retaliation for the assassinations of their scientists in Iran. Tit for tat, even if tit has been amateurly done. And those who think Mossad’s assassinations in the past were professional, read up on their mistakes. Oops
Michyle Glen said, Europe is FINALLY waking up and discovering that Iran is no one’s friend or ally.I don’t see how this cartoon depicts Europeans “finally waking up” to Iran’s position. Somehow because a Dutch cartoonist depicts a view which agrees with your own, all Europeans share this sudden realiasation? Van Dam usually shows Islam or Muslims in rather poor light and also often plays up fear-mongering against Iran; nothing new here. And Iran does have allies: Syria, part of the Iraqi population, part of the Lebanese population, and I suppose Russia & China in the UN (but really their realpolitik as regards the West, the US in particular. So, not really “allied”). Chavez in Venezuela still supported Iran; Brazil, hmm, I think Brazil wishes it had rather not have come out in support of Iran so much these past few years (oi caras, gotta read up more on realpolitiking, guys; you’ve got to make sure your own self-interests are safe-guarded, não é só mijar na água dos outros)Iran’s recent actions are simply retaliation for the assassinations of their scientists in Iran. Tit for tat, even if tit has been amateurly done. And those who think Mossad’s assassinations in the past were professional, read up on their mistakes. Oops