Tell me this wouldn’t fit right into my Juvenile Scorn category:
“I went through Israel’s 60 years of history and I am telling you, there were tougher days,” he said.
“I am grateful to Nasrallah and to Ahmadinejad,” Peres added. “Nasrallah said that the people of Israel know how to learn a lesson and draw lessons from the events they go through, and I am grateful to Ahmadinejad for doing a great job. Without him the world would not unite in an anti-Persian policy.”
First, he disses the two nutjobs, then he thanks them sarcastically for helping Israel rally the world against the enemy in Iran.
Yep. That’s juvenile scorn.
On the other hand, he’s of the opinion that the Iranian issue can be settled diplomatically and economically. I think he’s dreaming, because the Russians are building the Iranian nuclear plants, and the Chinese want Iranian oil. The UN sanctions on Iran amount to very little right now, and Iran is still laughing at the world. They just refused entry to 38 UN inspectors from the IAEA.
At this point, I don’t see how a military solution will work. I think what is needed is some arm-twisting on the Russian and Chinese level to stop them from arming Iran. Which I suppose is what Peres means when he says economic and diplomatic means would work.
In an ideal world, Professor Pangloss.