You must be politically naive to think that CIA and MOSSAD are not active in Iran.

Have you studied this link?

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14095

If you have, please let me know what you think.

So far, American government has lost nearly 5000 soldiers, spent over 900 billion dollars, killed, and maimed over one million Iraqis?

This is the price American government is prepared to pay in order to change a regime in Iraq and replace it by a puppet government to look after the interests of US and Israel in the region, now you are suggesting that USA and Israel are not involved with has happened in Iran.

Panner: please wake up

To American government, “Iran” is worth far more than “Iraq”

USA and Israel are aware that an attack on Iran will have “catastrophic consequences”; instead, and for the time being, The CIA and Mossad plan for Iran is an agenda to maintain division and instability.

According to your logic, Iraqi people must blame themselves for what happened to their country and not the USA.

In the same token, British and American stole oil from Iran for 70 long years(from 1909 to 1979) and toppled the democratically elected Dr Mohammad Mosadegh, again according to your logic, Iranian must not blame the British and Americans and should only blame themselves, this is absurd.

Regimes come and go and you have the right to be against IRI, but do not scarify “Iran” for the sake of your ideology. The threat from USA and Israel is real.

If you consider the Mullas to be your enemy and the USA, the enemy of Mullas, please always remember this:

The enemy of your enemy is not your friend.

I can follow the Leverett’s reasoning in most of their writings, although I may not agree with every conclusion they draw. In certain postings here and elsewhere I see expression of personal distaste for the current regime in Iran. I can respect distaste for a regime or certain individuals in the regime, but that does not pass for rational discourse. By all objectively measurable accounts I have seen the regime in Iran has the support of the majority of Iranians in an “overall” sense – on specific issues the level of support may be smaller. No doubt, there is a significant group in Iran that does not support the current regime. It is nonetheless a minority! Despite many anecdotal claims, I have not seen any hard evidence, polling data or otherwise, to support an opposing conclusion regarding support for the regime.

With respect to the interests of the US (and the US only), I suggest that friendly relations with Iran presents a major strategic win for the US – the most glaring challenge to face future US administrations will be china and Iran will be a major hedge. The opposing voices to friendly relations with Iran appear to conflate the interests of the US with the interest of other (foreign) states, and then use the confusion to argue for pressure and conflict.

Those (Americans) who wish to Advocate for the interests of a foreign state, either directly or indirectly (for example, by arguing against friendly relations with a third country), are free to do so. However, in the interest of honest discussion, it is helpful to be upfront about it.

No one is supporting confrontation. It’s the false bravado and hubris of your paymaster that are endangering Iranians and will eventually lead them to slaughte in the next 15 years.

You’re not the brightes tool in the shed…

Luckily, Obama is smarter than all of you, “Iran Experts” and is able to see reality for what it is.

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I think it was in fact the opposition that considered Ahmadinejad et al were going to “give away the store for a pat on the head”, which is why they opposed him so vehemently after Geneva that he had to back track on the offer.

Still, I think you’re right, the opposition may well fear the political coup for Ahmadinejad if he does bring Iran in from the cold. El Baradei said as much. But on the other hand, if he does do so on the basis of a harder line brought about by opposition demands, it could be the common ground the elite need to repair the split amongst themselves that created the unrest in the first place.

Paneer also knows the will of the Iranian people: “Iran’s government does not represent the true will of the people. It governe true fear and domestic terror. Has no popular base.”

That’s exactly what they said about Venezuela. Yes opinion polls gave Chavez 60% approval ratings. Voters in internationally monitored elections gave him 60%. Now World Opinion Poll’s telephone poll (which leaves out many poorer voters who have no phones) found that the Ahmadinejad’s election was legitimate. So who do you believe, an election and an opinion poll, or this dude Paneer, who has superior parallel processing skills, talks with his affluent extemded family and claims that the government has ‘no popular base.’ Keep dreaming, Paneer.