POLI 341 Final: Is Rapprochement Finally Possible ? Katz and Mark N
17 Feb 2012
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Iran and america have had poor relations since 1979, but katz now thinks that rapprochement is a possibility. He travelled to iran to give a lecture and this article is a summary of some of the viewpoints and ideas he heard on different issues while talking to iranians. Many iranians were pleased with how bush dealt with 9-11, how he dealt with saddam. Hussein, and how he dealt with the taliban (who they see as uneducated radicals) However, they were offended at being included with iraq and north korea in the axis of evil because they insisted that iran is more civilized than those 2 countries. There is more bitterness towards past presidents, iranians just want their version of history to be recognized in america. Iranians fear that the usa will impose a democratic political system upon them, like they did in other countries. Iran feels that when other countries have nuclear weapons, america deals with them carefully and acquiesces.
