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Old 04-19-2009, 02:40 PM   #61
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos View Post
Sure they promote suicide and martyrdom, but only among the poor and the gullible. Those guys in power aren't actually going to die for the cause or sacrifice anything. They aren't going to commit suicide by firing a nuke anywhere.

They are the Iranian version of the chickenhawks. They talk a big game and have no qualms sending other people into harm's way, but they'll be damned if they are going to do it themselves. Hell, look how old they all are.

That being said, I don't want them armed either, but if they get a bomb, they aren't going to just fire away, as the suggestion seems to be.
I think it's been established that actually adjusting for income/education, you find an increase in radicalism.
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