Cenk Uygur: Ahmedinejad: The New Boogeyman

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from HuffPost:



Cenk Uygur
Ahmedinejad: The New Boogeyman
Posted September 25, 2007 | 04:32 AM (EST)



Mahmoud Ahmedinejad denies the Holocaust. Let me ask this provocative question: so what?

Of course, I understand that people have a visceral reaction to that claim. It is grossly untrue, offensive and ignorant. But we are also told how dangerous Ahmedinejad is because he doesn't believe in the Holocaust. I fail to see that connection.

There are countless people all across the world that deny many things that are patently true - and we don't go to war with them over it. Senator Inhofe (R-OK) denies global warming. As far as I know we are not planning on invading Oklahoma over it.

But Ahmedinejad is the leader of an important country in the Middle East. Well, so is Tayyip Erdogan, the Prime Minister of Turkey. He denies the Armenian Genocide. Should we invade Turkey?

I bet I can find you at least half a dozen world leaders who deny one genocide or another. Should we suit up and restart the draft? We've got a lot of countries to attack.

If Ahmedinejad's views on the Holocaust are not being used as propaganda fodder for an attack against Iran, then I don't care. Condemn him all you want. He's earned it. But if this is being used - as we all know it is - to build a new boogeyman in the Middle East, then it is dangerous folly.

Ahmedinejad is being cast as the new Saddam Hussein or the new Adolf Hitler. After all, we need enemies to tear down. That's terrific. How about we focus on the enemies who have already attacked us, like Osama bin Laden? ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/ahmedinejad-the-new-boog_b_65735.html

[MikeNearMcChord]

1. Thank You! Cenk

Jesus I am glad the guy is gone. I hope everybody is through with the masturbation, now can we get back to the business of the country?