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None of what you say debunks my thesis: Iran is implicated in modern terrorist activity. This was in reply to the person who said Iran has not been implicated.

None of what you say debunks my thesis: Iran is implicated in modern terrorist activity. This was in reply to the person who said Iran has not been implicated. I linked to a reputable source with citations. I am baffled by the down votes. Are we disagreeing with the source material I referenced? How about a response that repudiates my claims instead of redirecting the conversation to something completely unrelated to my comment (Saudis, Israelis, etc). To be blunt: the world has many bad actors (including the US), but it is absurd to say Iran is not at least "implicated" (which is different from proven!) in terrorist activity given the facts I referenced.

discardorama 12y ago
> the world has many bad actors (including the US), So what's the problem? You're using "implicated" as if it's a bad thing; by your own admission, even the US is "implicated" in such activities. The point was: even using your metrics, Saudi Arabia is a worse actor than Iran is.
- somebehemoth 12y ago
  My comment was in reply to the parent: "America is fine with propping up that regime, so why is Iran an issue, when from everything that I've read and experienced (12 years in the Middle East) there have been no implications of Iran in modern terrorist activities?" My comment explains why Iran is an issue (from the U.S. perspective) due to being implicated in decades of terrorism. That is the only point I wanted to refute because it is silly to claim Iran is beyond reproach when it comes to terrorism given the facts I referenced. Regarding "implicated" being a bad thing: it is. In english it is usually used in reference to someone committing a crime or being involved in some other nefarious activity. Your opinion on who is "worse" is not really something I am interested in because all terrorism is awful regardless of the perpetrator.

discardorama 12y ago

> the world has many bad actors (including the US), So what's the problem? You're using "implicated" as if it's a bad thing; by your own admission, even the US is "implicated" in such activities. The point was: even using your metrics, Saudi Arabia is a worse actor than Iran is.

somebehemoth 12y ago
My comment was in reply to the parent: "America is fine with propping up that regime, so why is Iran an issue, when from everything that I've read and experienced (12 years in the Middle East) there have been no implications of Iran in modern terrorist activities?" My comment explains why Iran is an issue (from the U.S. perspective) due to being implicated in decades of terrorism. That is the only point I wanted to refute because it is silly to claim Iran is beyond reproach when it comes to terrorism given the facts I referenced. Regarding "implicated" being a bad thing: it is. In english it is usually used in reference to someone committing a crime or being involved in some other nefarious activity. Your opinion on who is "worse" is not really something I am interested in because all terrorism is awful regardless of the perpetrator.