http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/06/05/iran-no-existential-threat/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/06/05/iran-no-existential-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Jeremy Roy Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:45:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/06/05/iran-no-existential-threat/#comment-1248 Think of Iran as a rowdy teenager. In most cases, teenagers don't have access to weapons that could level a school building. Usually teenagers will be harassing other students (<em>'talking a tough game'</em>) or flushing cherry bombs down the toilet (<em>terrorist activity</em>). With harassment, you'd probably have a sit-down with your parents and the guidance counselor (<em>peace talks</em>). Flushing a cherry bomb down the toilet would probably end up in suspension (<em>embargoes</em>). What sense would it make to throw the student in jail(<em>go to war</em>)? Think of Iran as a rowdy teenager. In most cases, teenagers don’t have access to weapons that could level a school building. Usually teenagers will be harassing other students (‘talking a tough game’) or flushing cherry bombs down the toilet (terrorist activity). With harassment, you’d probably have a sit-down with your parents and the guidance counselor (peace talks). Flushing a cherry bomb down the toilet would probably end up in suspension (embargoes). What sense would it make to throw the student in jail(go to war)?

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