First of all, I am extremely wary of Iran and its president. I know that Iran has a progressive youth that is very Westernized, or at least moderate, and I hope they have greater influence over their nation, and sooner rather than later. However...
If Iran's peaceful rhetoric (they apparently urge diplomacy in Iraq, not force) can be dismissed, then why not its anti-Semitic, sabre-rattling rhetoric? The good words are empty, the bad ones will be backed up any minute, according to some.
Also, the U.S. classifying Iran as too brutal to posess nuclear technology might seem ironic to some in that region and the world over, considering that the West are currently the invaders in the Middle East, not the other way around.
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