tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post5518519878192888432..comments2023-12-14T20:02:51.470-06:00Comments on The Heavy Anglophile Orthodox: How do you solve a problem like Medea?Matthew Franklin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-66303217960824402782011-11-08T17:32:08.748-06:002011-11-08T17:32:08.748-06:00The irrationality argument has been used before. ...The irrationality argument has been used before. I remember people were making that argument in the run up to the invasion of Iraq. "Saddam is crazy, he will use WMDs if he has them." <br /><br />As much as I disapprove of aspects of Iran's foreign and domestic policy, it has been a very long time since Persia/Iran started a war of aggression, and I see no real evidence that Iran's leaders are actually irrational.<br /><br />Furthermore, history is replete with examples of nations becoming more aggressive out of fear of external threats. It can be argued that Russia/the Soviet Union, Japan and even Prussia/Germany, all adopted more aggressive foreign policies because of negative experiences with foreign powersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com