Secretary Rice: Iran Is Not Like Nazi Germany and Even If They Are We’re Not Appeasing Them

By
Omri Ceren
– February 19, 2007Posted in: Arab and Muslim World, Diplomacy, Iran, State Department

Oh really?

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday rejected any comparison between the international community’s handling of Iran’s nuclear program and its policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany in 1938. “I am fond of historical analogies, but not that fond,” Rice told Haaretz in an interview, responding to a question about the analogy frequently cited by opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu. However, she did lambaste Iran’s behavior. “We clearly face a country that is pursuing policies in an assertive way that are contrary to the interests of the United States and are contrary to the interests of all people who want a peaceful Middle East,” she said.

Well in a way, she’s kind of right. Hitler wanted to wipe out his enemies so he could take over their land and create living space for Germans. Iran has no intention of occupying Israel after they destroy it, because they figure that it’ll be totally irradiated.

Her argument for why it’s not 1938 is because much of the world opposes Iran right now. We would remind her that much of the world opposed Germany too – just not enough to do anything about the rise of the Nazi war machine. But we have a feeling that she already knows that.

References:
* Rice: World response to Iran not the same as Nazi appeasement [Ha'aretz]

Previously:
* Video: Iran Is Evil, Threatens To Destroy Israel, Murders Homosexuals
* Washington Post: We Were Wrong. Please Bomb Iran and Syria ASAP. Thank You.
* IAEA: Maybe Iran Is Developing Nukes and Maybe They’re Not

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