[Cronos]

I agree with you on that. I just wanted to say that we should not have a forceful regime change led by our troops like we did in Irq. What you've said seems the best option -- viz. be supportive and let the Persian military know that we'll be ready to back them if the Hezbullah strikes. We also need to keep our iron fist in a velvet glove with economic aid -- as Dubya is doing now with the aid to the earthquake stricken. trust me, what our President is doing right now will go a long way to make the Persians our allies.

[Fledermaus]

They are our allies. They have been for decades regardless of the fanatics that took over in 1979.

I know many that came to America (my wife works at a company owned by an Iranian) to escape the persecution because they refused Islam. Many of their family members weren't so lucky.