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06-26-2009, 01:52 AM
This is a hot issue currently.
Facts: Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the alleged winner of the recent Iranian elections. A large number, estimated in the hundreds of thousands, have opposed this recent election, stating that the election was not counted correctly and that Ahmadinejad won illegitimately. Widespread rioting occurred over the course of nearly two weeks, with numerous casualties among the rioting crowds. All foreign reporters have been extradited, and international calls and most internet service providers have been nulled.
In the United States, President Barack Obama publicly has stated nothing supporting either side on the basis of the current political tension between the countries. Merely that the conflict could come to a close and that it end.
Opinions: Many are saying that the United States has taken a solid stance in regards to the Iranian elections. Ahmadinejad has had little to say against the United States because they have given him very little ammunition to run on. Others say that rioters are in need of support because it is highly unlikely the "totalitarian" government of Iran is likely to listen to the rioters. Either way, Iran is tettering between becoming the next North Korea: an isolationist society focused on national militarism; or the next China, a globalist, quickly-growing industrialist nation.
In any case, the area is of great turmoil. Did Ahmadinejad win legitimately? Are there other options for Iran besides rioting to change the current circumstances?
Facts: Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the alleged winner of the recent Iranian elections. A large number, estimated in the hundreds of thousands, have opposed this recent election, stating that the election was not counted correctly and that Ahmadinejad won illegitimately. Widespread rioting occurred over the course of nearly two weeks, with numerous casualties among the rioting crowds. All foreign reporters have been extradited, and international calls and most internet service providers have been nulled.
In the United States, President Barack Obama publicly has stated nothing supporting either side on the basis of the current political tension between the countries. Merely that the conflict could come to a close and that it end.
Opinions: Many are saying that the United States has taken a solid stance in regards to the Iranian elections. Ahmadinejad has had little to say against the United States because they have given him very little ammunition to run on. Others say that rioters are in need of support because it is highly unlikely the "totalitarian" government of Iran is likely to listen to the rioters. Either way, Iran is tettering between becoming the next North Korea: an isolationist society focused on national militarism; or the next China, a globalist, quickly-growing industrialist nation.
In any case, the area is of great turmoil. Did Ahmadinejad win legitimately? Are there other options for Iran besides rioting to change the current circumstances?