"I'm glad Ahmadinejad won..."

...writes Douglas M. Bloomfield in his column, "D.C. Report" published in the June 25th issue of "The Jewish World." Actually, I'm glad the Ah-man won too, but for a different reason. First here's what Bloomfield says:

"I was rooting for Ahmadinejad, the demagogic Holocaust denier who wants to wipe Israel off the map, because a victory by the relatively moderate Mir Hussein Mousavi could have created a dangerous complacency that would tempt some in the West to ease up on the pressure to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, although there is no evidence his views on that are any different than Ahmadinejad's."

Bloomfield is quick to pick up on the finer nuances and greater implications of political events. And he's right. But I'm glad Ahmadinejad won because I still think he can be turned around, "saved" if you will, "persuaded" if you won't, in the fine fashion of Colonel Khadafy. Like Michael Jackson, the Ah-man is a SHOWman. Bloomfield continues on:

"According to Mehdi Khalaji, an Iran expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Khameini's message in declaring Ahmadinejad the winner was to tell the West, "Iran is digging in on its nuclear program" and its backing of Hezbollah and Hamas."

And again, I say that this may be the ideal time for a pow-wow with Ahmadinejad. This guy is champing at the bit to speak to the UN and debate President Obama. And guess what? His holocaust denial, IMHO, is all for show to attract attention. It's working.

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