Iran Fired on U.S. Drone

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324439804578107191429662874.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Iran fired upon a U.S. Drone while it was in international waters.  I think Iran is testing the U.S. out to see if they would be willing to go to war if Israel is planning on it.  They are trying to test the theory of "Paper Tiger." "Paper Tiger" means that a country or a group of people claim that if something does happen to them that they will attack, but when they are attacked there is no action.  The leaders are testing out like Osama bin Laden did when he attacked the U.S..  He thought that the U.S. was going to send cruise misslies after September 11th because that is what Clinton did after we were attacked overseas and the U.S. did nothing when the U.S.S. Cole was attacked, but that is because they did not know that it was Al-Qaeda at the time.  

George Little claims that the the attack was not revealed to the public because the drone was doing classified work, but I do not think that is the truth.  I think the truth is that it was political, contrary to what Mr. Little says, because the election was only 5 days away.  They did not want to deviate from the election.  Iran clearly wants to test U.S. response and they might be trying to show that they are match to the U.S. if a war is going to occur.  

Who knows what is going to happen in the next year.  All I know is that Israel is likely going to attack, they will be doing the Middle East a favor because they are going to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear state.  The countries in the Middle East some openly and some in secret do not want Iran to have nukes because the country is ran by extremists.   

Election Day

Election Day has arrived, Americans are going out to vote on who should be the next President, there is a chance that if either candidate wins that it will be by a big margin.  If Obama wins than he is probably going to work a little harder with the Republicans and if Romney wins he knows that he is going to have to work hard to get re-elected.  

Oh yeah if some of you are curious as to why I am posting this in my Iranian blog it is because this election is going to be important to the leaders of Iran.  I bet that they have some of their underlyings watching the election for them because this will determine how we are going to respond to Iran.

Iran might want Obama to win because they might believe that he is not going to act militarily against Iran if Israel were to attack.  They probably do not want Romney to win because they know from the Bush Administrations and Reagan Administration that they are going to take a hardline against Iran if they do not comply and will likely defend Israel according to the treaty between the two if Israel is attacked.  However, Obama might just take a hardline as well, knowing that he did order troops to begin war games with Israel to make sure they are trained.

Iranian leadership has probably got some kind of stake on this election besides Americans.  

For my facebook friends I know I said I was going to stay off it, but this is the only time I will be posting and actually going on there.

 

War is Going to Happen

Diplomacy has already failed with Iran, but the public is not going to realize that until after the Presidential Election.  Obama knows that diplomacy has failed and the only course of action left is going to be war.  Obama five months ago did not even state that military action is going to be possible, but now he has began to say it. Every time he needs to speak about Iran he mentions that military action is possible.  Now there are talks in the Congress to prevent the military budget reduction from taking place in 2013.  Obama will support the prevention of the military budget from taking place.  It seems that bases are testing more and more, the base by my house is testing a bit more than usual.  

Iran needs to recognize that they cannot possibly fight against Israel and the United States at the same time. Hezbollah is not going to get far when it attacks Israel.  Israel can handle the terrorist organization quite easily.  Iran better be ready for a real battle and hopefully their people rise up against the Ayatollah during the possible war.  

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Military Bases

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4285130,00.html

Iran says that they are going to attack US military bases if Israel and Iran go into a war.  They are sure that Israel is going to have support from the US.  First of all I do not think that Iran is capable of fighting a war with Iran and Israel.  Now I know that some of you are going to compare this war with Afghanistan and Iraq, but they are totally different from Iran.  In those countries we are fighting terrorists that are not state run military. They do not have planes and they do not have certain military capabilities as normal military. Iran cannot face two powerful countries alone.  They are going to need support from another country.  We know that they are going to use Hezabollah to attack Israsel, but Israel can handle them.  

Iran is threatening the US in which they have the most powerful military in the world.  Ayatollah Khamenei and his military leaders know that the minute a US base is attacked we can launch planes off an aircraft carrier in less than a minute and attack.  So they better be careful.  Syria is not going to be able to aid them because they are currently fighting rebels at the minute.  

I guess war is inevitable with Iran.  Iran thinks that they can handle the US and Israel at the same time, I think that they are sadly mistaken.  Oh yeah, lets not forget what is going on in Iran.  Reformers are going to take the opportunity to rise up again against the government while the are fighting.  So there is a chance that the people of Iran might lose their government during the war.  Those people are anxious for more freedom and to have a voice.  

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Quite the Hypocrite

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981601311

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quite the hypocrite these days. He praises the Occupy Protestors here in America.  However, he continues to suppress his people more and more every single day because he knows that they are suffering.  While he and the elite are not suffering from the sanctions, the rest of the population is suffering.  He praises them for fighting against the wealth, but he is a wealthy man himself. His people are hurting from the sanctions while they hog the resources that are in the nation.  They give the leftover resources to the people which is not enough for them.  

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the internet shut down and cell phone services cut if he feels that there is going to be a protest or a big movement of people.  Many Iranians are supporting the rebels in Syria at the moment, but we as Americans do not know that much because Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad make sure the news is censored, so that the western world does not know that there country is slowly deteriorating.  The Iranian population gets more and more restless every single day, month, and year.  The reform movements cannot elect their own people into office because of voter fraud, lack of the ability to compete, and their leaders being put into jail.  

I think that it is quite hilarious that he can support protests happening in another nation because he does not like them.  I probably bet he hid the fact that he supported the Occupy Movement in the United States from his people so that they do not get any ideas.  

Believe it or not the majority of the people in Iran are suffering because of the sanctions, the Iranian Government is attempting to keep it quiet.  The reason is obvious because if the American Government knows that they are suffering they will attempt to aid anyone that wants to rebel. However, the government likely knows to some degree that the people are restless and that something will happen in the future.

Honestly, Iranian Government is likely going to get into some trouble either with its own people or outside nations.  It all depends on who is going to act first out of the two options.  There is a potential that the United States and Israel will attempt to hold off, just to see what the Iranian population might do to the government.  I really hope the Iranian Reform Parties grow in strength to make changes happen in their country.     

Iranian Dress Code

This post is going to be based off an article that I have read from the Washing Post called "Struggle Over what to Wear in Iran": 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/struggle-over-what-to-wear-in-iran/2012/07/21/gJQAbkspzW_story_1.html  

This summary of the article covers the enforcement of the dress code in Iran and why the government sees the enforcement of the Hijab necessary because it is a national security threat and a threat to Islamic values.

Iran is becoming more strict about dress code as time goes by because they are worried that western soft power is going to destroy their nation.  They want the women to continue to wear the Chador, the hijab, or the manteau with a scarf (the minimum requirement).  I will clarify some of the terms, a Chador is a full body cover and only hands, feet, and face or eyes are visible. The hijab is just a head covering and the manteau is a long sleeve jacket that women wear a scarf with to cover up their head. The Iranian government said that they increased enforcement because the west is trying to influence women to improperly wear head scarves.  I like how they blame the west for every single one of their problems.  Yes, America and other western countries do use soft power to influence other nations, but I honestly think that a majority of Iran's problems come from the government not accepting reality.

The problem in Iran stems from the government, just like we have some of our problems from the government. The government is losing support because they are tired of being forced to practice Iranian and/or Islamic ways.  The government is making the people want to push away from the Qur'an and the religion itself. For example, I know a few people that were raised Catholic, but the religious practices in the Church that made them want to get away from the religion.  Some will come back to the religion in time.  The Iranian Government does not understand that they are pushing the people away from the government and the Islamic faith. The Iranian government does not realize that there is a middle ground. The people could embrace the Islamic values at the same time and embrace the modern times.  People that follow the Islamic belief do it all the time in the United States and in Europe.  However, there is another problem with Iran is that they are making vague sentences in the Qur'an into more specific ones.  On the other hand, people that follow the Bible do it too.  
 
The problem with what is considered Islamic practice in the Qur'an could be interpreted differently.  The Qur'an is just like the Bible, some of it could be interpreted in many different ways.  The part in the Qur'an that says that men and women have to be modestly dressed is vague (I will add a quote from the Qur'an I forgot to bring it today).  I have read the Qur'an and it is just like the Bible, it could be taken out of context.  

Iran get it together, western forces are not going to destroy the nation, you will destroy it yourself by alienating your people.  The United State is not promoting improper hijab wear, the Iranian people want more freedom.  They are tired of being treated like children, they want to be treated like adults and that means making their own decisions.

On a side note, I am not criticizing the use of the hijab because people in America wear them and I am not criticizing the Islamic faith.  I just feel that the Iranian Government is becoming out of touch with reality.           

"End of Times" According to Ayatollah Khamenei

http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/iran-leader-we-must-prep-for-end-of-times/?cat_orig=world

This article basically talks about how Ayatollah Khamenei is telling  Muslims across the world that it is time for them to prepare for the end of times.  That it is time that all the Muslims get ready for a battle and to take out Israel and all the infidels.  Honestly, this guy must be high, do you honestly think that your people are going to back behind you because you want to kill all the infidels?  Majority of the people do not like the regime and our tired of the way you treat them.  You ban them from watching certain TV shows because you think that it will keep them pure and away from the world of the infidels.  Ayatollah Khamenei do you not understand that the people behind closed doors drink alcohol and do other things that the Revolutionary Guard cannot see?  

  

I am surprised that the US is not responding to this situation a little faster, but then again it is an election year.  Career politicians are worried about keeping their elected positions then do something about what is about to happen.  So we have moved a couple warships, what is this Battle Ship?  Israel and US stop sitting on your hands and get it together.  Find something to do to appease the Iranians for a time being so that you can find a way to find out what they are doing!  I have a feeling that they are making nukes and the US does want Americans to do it, they try to only show a narrow spotlight on the situation.  The US Navy is hiring, that is how much they are showing the Americans and oh lets not forget the Air Force, they are hiring too.  

What a wonderful time to cut the Defense Budget President Obama.  Intervention is likely the only option to deal with Iran.  Get your head on straight, no matter who wins this stupid election they are going to have to deal with.  Personally, I think Iran purposely chose this year to let it be known that they are developing Nukes because they know that the US is having a crucial election.