Opaque Lucidity

The Chesshire Cat Speaketh

Iranian President Ahmandinejad has sent an open letter to the American people. This, ladies and gentlemen, could be a plot twist from the desk of Aaron Sorkin. You know the drill: sensitive, middle Eastern anti-Semitic thug who helped hold Americans hostage 25 years ago reaches out to The Great Satan in an effort to bring peace to his part of the world. Hand me a tissue.

One of the many problems with President Ahmandinejad is that he believes the opinions he sees on American television actually represent the thoughts of the majority of the American people. What he fails to realize is that even if the majority of Americans dislike President Bush, that does not mean they are going to embrace a nutcase from Iran. I may be going out on a limb, but I believe I can safely say that most Americans have no use for people who deny the Holocaust and want to see Israelis driven into the sea. Even Americans who disagree with every shred of Israeli foreign policy do not support genocide, something that Ahmandinejad and other whackos of his ilk embrace. Furthermore, it's obvious that his support for "Palestinians" is just another platform from which to spew his anti-Semitic propaganda.

In the end, Ahmandinejad's gesture is a non-starter. The only letter I want to see from him is one of resignation, or one announcing his overthrow by more moderate forces.