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Week of September 27, 2009 - October 3, 2009

The "Iran Threat" (or, Haven't we seen this movie before?)


Is it just me, or is there an element of "it's like deja vu all over again" going on here?  Specifically, some speculate that the reason Saddam Hussein let the the world believe he had WMDs when, in fact, he did not, is because he could not bring himself to concede that he'd been bluffing all along.  Hence, the elaborate ruse, giving the appearance of having greater might and capabilities than actually existed.  So, what are the chances that Iran -- with its desire to emerge as the local super power in the region -- has adopted the same strategy?  Just a thought . . .
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