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Originally Posted by FibrillatorD
I personally find much hope in the fact that Iran is a remarkably progressive society in comparison with its neighbors. They're well-educated (women too) and despite the whole theocracy thing, quite an open society. Plenty of essentially pro-western college-liberal rallies. Honest journalism. If there's a way to sidestep the nuclear issue (perhaps, as Richardson proposes, a mix of carrots and styx -maintaining the dignity of both Iran and the US), Iran would be a ripe target for the projection of US soft-power.
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That is an excellent idea, but quite a few Iranians do not want Israel to exist, along with many Palestinians and Hamas, both of whom Iran supports. Israel is the fly in the ointment. Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian issue could engender talks with Iran
A good proposal would be to follow the UK/Sinn Fein peace progress leading to the Good Friday Agreement between the ME countries, to come to some agreement that would allow for talks to begin. A lot of elements in the N. Ireland/British conflict are very similar.
http://www.mahouf.com/press3/108E16.htm
http://www.wesleyjohnson.com/users/i.../19961998.html
http://www.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politic...mmcg170206.htm