I rhink the Iranians come out way on top here. They could not care less about what the US or Britain think. They only care about how they're portrayed in Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Riyadh, Baghdad and TelAviv.
People in the U.S. don't really have a sense of history. The Iranians for years were seen by Britain as only a strategic area they sought to colonize for the sole purpose of serving as a midpoint and military base to protect the Empire's crown jewel -- India.
I don't care for Iranian politics but when I read comments made by Americans that the world will be better off when Tehran is blown to bits, I'm really disappointed. The media and population of the U.S. just has no sense of the history of the region, which is tremendously important in Arab culture.
It's simply unbelieveable that the American people believe instantly and fully that certain cultures/nations are pure enemies to be dealt with militarily simply because politicians say it's so.
Americans react to world news sort of the same way a cat jumps at the wall when you shine a flashlight on it. Move a light to another spot on the wall and the cat will jump there next.
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