Make Iran an Offer It Might Refuse

The majority of the population in Iran under 35 wants change. How can we strengthen this movement so they can begin the process of reform in Iran.. I know for a fact Iranian young people want change. "Do we want a policy change in Iran or regime change"? is an excellent question put forward by the author. We have to recognize that Iran is represented by a hard-line government, which only has one policy, demonize the west; destroy Israel and stay in power for eternity. . This regime has to be removed but we cannot force this revolution on the Iranian people. Our only hope for a long term solution is to reform from within. For some, this seems like an impossible task because ot the strangle hold that the Iranian government and the Ayatollah have on power. I disagree.There are great young leaders in Iran they just need support from the world community and especially from their Muslim and Arab commrades. We need a network in this region that is united by one ideology, Peace and Prosperity for ALL. What sense does it make to support a policy that is not backed by the people themselves. We have to support and help develop leaders from within these countries. If implemented this strategy would take time and the United States wants an immediate change. Technology is advancing at such a rapid rate that it is enivatble that one day the whole world will have nuclear weapons. So it is important that the governments in charge of these weapons are responsible. NO POLICY WILL CONTROL THIS REGIME. They do not care about their people, they will pursue weapons of destruction regardless of the consequences. Our best Insurance policy is to make it clear to the world that this regime must not have control of nuclear weapons. Countrie like Syria,Jordon, Pakistan, Russia, China and Saudi Arabia can influence Iran to back down. Why can't people see the the truth? By pursuing nuclear weapons Iran has subjected their people to attack. If there was a proper regime in place that actually cared about their people this would not be an issue. As mentioned, eventually the whole world will be armed with nuclear weapons. The Iranian regime has to go

Our best Insurance Policy is to remove the regime sooner than later. We must CANCEL the Iranian's INSURANCE POLICY while we still have a chance. We MUST come down hard on RUSSIA and CHINA and let them know that sharing nuclear, biological, and chemical technology with countries around the world is not acceptable. It is Russia's irresoponsible actions that have lead to this problem.The Russians sold the Iranians nuclear technology, that is a fact. Could you imagine if Russia never invaded Afganistan, there would have been no enviornment for a Bin Laden to rise. Reforms need to be carried out in this region. People that live in the region need to have control over their own governments so they can solve their own problems. American presence in the region is a big problem. There needs to be some sort of ARAB MUSLIM COUNCIL THAT POLICIES ITSELF. IT'S PURPOSE IS TO DECIDE WHICH GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION HAVE VIOLATED the REGIONS LAWS concerning WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTON. THOSE WHO CROSS THE LINE MUST BE DISCIPLINED BY THEIR OWN. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO INVADE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD! THAT IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. WE HAVE TO USE OUR BRAINS.

The majority of the population in Iran under 35 wants change. How can we strengthen this movement so they can begin the process of reform in Iran.. I know for a fact Iranian young people want change. "Do we want a policy change in Iran or regime change"? is an excellent question put forward by the author. We have to recognize that Iran is represented by a hard-line government, which only has one policy, demonize the west; destroy Israel and stay in power for eternity. . This regime has to be removed but we cannot force this revolution on the Iranian people. Our only hope for a long term solution is to reform from within. For some, this seems like an impossible task because ot the strangle hold that the Iranian government and the Ayatollah have on power. I disagree.There are great young leaders in Iran they just need support from the world community and especially from their Muslim and Arab commrades. We need a network in this region that is united by one ideology, Peace and Prosperity for ALL. What sense does it make to support a policy that is not backed by the people themselves. We have to support and help develop leaders from within these countries. If implemented this strategy would take time and the United States wants an immediate change. Technology is advancing at such a rapid rate that it is enivatble that one day the whole world will have nuclear weapons. So it is important that the governments in charge of these weapons are responsible. NO POLICY WILL CONTROL THIS REGIME. They do not care about their people, they will pursue weapons of destruction regardless of the consequences. Our best Insurance policy is to make it clear to the world that this regime must not have control of nuclear weapons. Countrie like Syria,Jordon, Pakistan, Russia, China and Saudi Arabia can influence Iran to back down. Why can't people see the the truth? By pursuing nuclear weapons Iran has subjected their people to attack. If there was a proper regime in place that actually cared about their people this would not be an issue. As mentioned, eventually the whole world will be armed with nuclear weapons. The Iranian regime has to go

Your analysis is very much to the point, Mr Zakaria. But aren???t we in essence talking about the pursuit of power, exerted by almighty USA over a medium sized nation with a lot of oil? The Bush administration is not really interested in a change of attitude, all it wants is regime change. It aims to install a puppet regime that is favourable to the USA. You find this attitude in all aspects of US foreign policy. Bush is a hypocrite in advocating democracy to spread to all corners of the world. All his government wants is control over nations, over their resources. But Bush is no exception. Throughout its history, the US foreign policy has always been a vehicle to achieve mercantile objectives. The motives were purely self-centered. Military interventioned were aimed at developing ciommercial markets for US exporters. Please refer to Howard Zinn???s ???A People's History of the United States??? and John Perkins??? ???Confessions of an Economic Hit Man???. Will there ever be a future with superpower America adopting a somewhat more give-and-take attitude?

I am not a democrat, I am not a republican. I am first and foremost an American, as we should all be. I would love to be able to believe that the Iranians aren't pursuing nuclear capabilities. The problem with a government or country having nuclear capabilities isn't whether they would use them but whether others, ie, al Qaeida, etc. would be able to somehow obtain them through sabotage, etc. If any of these groups were to somehow obtain nuclear weapons, does anyone really believe that they wouldn't use them? I am not naieve, I am not brain washed. I am a realist. I was in NY on September 11, I will never, as long as I live forget that day. No one should. Shouldn't we be on the side of caution rather than hopeful wishing?

I am not a democrat, I am not a republican. I am first and foremost an American, as we should all be. I would love to be able to believe that the Iranians aren't pursuing nuclear capabilities. The problem with a government or country having nuclear capabilities isn't whether they would use them but whether others, ie, al Qaeida, etc. would be able to somehow obtain them through sabotage, etc. If any of these groups were to somehow obtain nuclear weapons, does anyone really believe that they wouldn't use them? I am not naieve, I am not brain washed. I am a realist. I was in NY on September 11, I will never, as long as I live forget that day. No one should. Shouldn't we be on the side of caution rather than hopeful wishing?

I am not a democrat, I am not a republican. I am first and foremost an American, as we should all be. I would love to be able to believe that the Iranians aren't pursuing nuclear capabilities. The problem with a government or country having nuclear capabilities isn't whether they would use them but whether others, ie, al Qaeida, etc. would be able to somehow obtain them through sabotage, etc. If any of these groups were to somehow obtain nuclear weapons, does anyone really believe that they wouldn't use them? I am not naieve, I am not brain washed. I am a realist. I was in NY on September 11, I will never, as long as I live forget that day. No one should. Shouldn't we be on the side of caution rather than hopeful wishing?

I am not a democrat, I am not a republican. I am first and foremost an American, as we should all be. I would love to be able to believe that the Iranians aren't pursuing nuclear capabilities. The problem with a government or country having nuclear capabilities isn't whether they would use them but whether others, ie, al Qaeida, etc. would be able to somehow obtain them through sabotage, etc. If any of these groups were to somehow obtain nuclear weapons, does anyone really believe that they wouldn't use them? I am not naieve, I am not brain washed. I am a realist. I was in NY on September 11, I will never, as long as I live forget that day. No one should. Shouldn't we be on the side of caution rather than hopeful wishing?

I am not a democrat, I am not a republican. I am first and foremost an American, as we should all be. I would love to be able to believe that the Iranians aren't pursuing nuclear capabilities. The problem with a government or country having nuclear capabilities isn't whether they would use them but whether others, ie, al Qaeida, etc. would be able to somehow obtain them through sabotage, etc. If any of these groups were to somehow obtain nuclear weapons, does anyone really believe that they wouldn't use them? I am not naieve, I am not brain washed. I am a realist. I was in NY on September 11, I will never, as long as I live forget that day. No one should. Shouldn't we be on the side of caution rather than hopeful wishing?