"Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski likened U.S. officials' sabre rattling about Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions to similar statements made before the start of the Iraq war.
"I think the administration, the president and the vice president particularly, are trying to hype the atmosphere, and that is reminiscent of what preceded the war in Iraq," Brzezinski told CNN's "Late Edition" on Sunday." (CNN Politics.com, 24 September)
We don't want to be like Charles Dickens's Fat Boy and "make your flesh creep", but this guy is supposed to be an expert in such matters. Let us hope he is like a lot of capitalism's experts and has got it all wrong. Capitalism makes our flesh creep. RD
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Britsh MPs visiting the Pentagon to discuss America's stance on Iran and Iraq were shocked to be told by Debra Cagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Coalition Affairs to Defence Secretary Robert Gates , one of President Bush's senior officials:
"I hate all Iranians."
A MP said: "I formed the impression that some in America are looking for an excuse to attack Iran. It was very alarming."
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