Iran - more posts on Scarry Thoughts

Since the end of 2011, we have had to return again and again to trying to avert war with Iran. Below are some of the key posts on Scarry Thoughts about Iran from the last several years.

Oscar winning Iran film, A Separation

Why so hostile?

When I think about Iran, I always summon the image of a black veil. As we have worked to preempt the attempts of the U.S. government to start a war with Iran, I frequently wonder, "Why are people so hostile toward Iran? What do they think lies behind the veil?" As I work to learn more about the situation, I'm more and more convinced that what lies behind the veil is a vision of ourselves.

(More at Why Does Iran Arouse So Much Hostility?)

U.S. Trident missile launch

Who's the real nuclear threat?

The possibilities of Iran's possible nuclear future cast a glaring light on our own hypocrisy about our nuclear past and our nuclear present. (Is the scariest thing about Iran that it reminds us of how scary WE are?)

(More at The Bankruptcy of U.S. Nuclear Doctrine)







What can we do now?

In my opinion, this is not a problem we are going to solve just by reading books and learning concepts. We're going to have to do the hard work of talking with each other.

(More at What Comes After February 4?)

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