Iran:
We must develop a new less-threatening relationship with Iran. Not only do we no longer have the military resources to launch attacks on Iran but also the most recent National Intelligence Estimate clearly contradicts the implications made by the current administration when discussing Iran’s nuclear ambitions. It is apparent to me that we are hearing many of the same arguments for going to war with Iran as we did leading up to the Iraqi Liberation/Occupation/War. Decisions of such gravity must be made after assessing facts. Making decisions, such as these, solely to complete an agenda is a mistake. The Pro-American sentiment among the youth of Iran is promising. The Anti-Western theocratic rhetoric is a dying majority. War with Iran is one of our many options when choosing how we will approach their country. Guarded and stern diplomacy is also an option. If America continues to threaten war with Iran, we will lose an entire generation of Iranians that look to western culture for the life they want to mirror. In doing so, we will lose an entire generation of people who believe in Democracy.
