OPINION
John Baird: Iran's threat is real, not rhetoric
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Special to Globe and Mail Update
Of course, Mr. Caplan is entitled to his opinions, even when his facts and assumptions are wrong. But he goes too far when he accuses Israel of being a greater threat to peace than the fanatical leaders of Iran. Just so I am not accused of hyperbole, here is Mr. Caplan’s quote, in its entirety: “The proposition that Iran is more dangerous than Israel, which has repeatedly invaded its neighbours and sends saboteurs and death squads around the world to get its enemies, simply ignores reality.”Talk about the lunatic fringe. Israel faces a constant threat from its neighbours – not just rocket attacks, which are as common in parts of Israel as rain is in Vancouver, but also the existential threat posed by Hamas, Hezbollah and the Iranian regime itself. Yet Mr. Caplan sees in Israel’s legitimate self-defense only unprovoked aggression, while absolving Iran of responsibility for years of atrocities committed by Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, the Shiite militia in Iraq, and the other terrorist organizations and client states Iran trains, funds, and directs.
After this frolic through the looking glass, the reader should be prepared for anything, but Mr. Caplan’s leap from the malicious to the absurd still comes as a surprise. Mr. Caplan proceeds to admonish that we have no right to demand the denuclearization of Iran when countries like Britain, France, and the United States possess nuclear weapons. Read the rest on: The Globe and Mail
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