For Peace With Iran, Israel Should Get MAD - May 31, 2007 - The New York Sun

 

Iran is a fierce enemy but is not an illogical one. Underestimating the intelligence — and, yes, the wisdom — of the mullahs who rule the country is a serious error — one that the West, the Iraqis, and others have often made in the past. Time and again, the Iranians have proved that they get it when it comes to existential threats.

One important historical guideline comes from the bloody eightyear war against Iran begun in 1980 by Saddam Hussein, who, totally unprovoked and with Western help, initiated one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century. A million people, twothirds of them Iranians, perished. With the active help of Western naval forces in the Persian Gulf, Iraqi forces wiped out Iranian ports, industrial complexes, and its whole offshore oil industry before the tide began to turn toward Iran's advantage.

For Peace With Iran, Israel Should Get MAD - May 31, 2007 - The New York Sun