Bro! we can argue in favor of Iran’s industriousness all day. Just think about the following question.
Iran “imports” gasoline (petrol) from overseas. You know why?
hint hint: Iran cannot fix its own broken down refineries. And there are no Iranian Democrats stopping the construction of new refineries.
OK Bro! Let’s not get into a circular argument of who is wrong and who is right.
Here is a little test for you. Hopefully you can answer it without getting emotional.
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Israel made mistakes in Lebanon.
-----Then whose cities throughout the country got bombed back into stone age? (Israel or Lebanon?)
-----Who got subjected to ethnic, and religious strife (Israel or Lebanon?)
-----Whose precious infrastructure (roads, bridges, phone network) got destroyed?
-----Who lost more people in the war?
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USA made mistakes in Iraq.
-----Then whose cities throughout the country got bombed back into stone age? (USA or Iraq?)
-----Who got subjected to ethnic, and religious strife (USA or Iraq?)
-----Whose precious infrastructure (roads, bridges, phone network) got destroyed?
-----Who lost more people in the war?
BTW people who make the bigger mistakes usually suffer the most.
Think about these, then sit down and read the following lines.
If you care about Lebanese, or Iraqi people, you would have asked them “before the war” to beg and plead for forgiveness and avoid war at all cost.
If you care about Iranian people, though shalt ask them “before the war” to beg and plead for forgiveness and avoid war at all cost.
It is easy to make empty slogans in favor of someone else’s war and strife. It is very difficult to tell them to avoid death and destruction.
Sadly Pakistani intellectuals are giving bad advice to their own governments and to others in the region. When lives are at stake, emotions should be kept cool.
Post Script
People who claim that some grand-iose Iranian history automatically makes them strong are gravely mistaken. Darius the Great of Iran was leading a different people in different times. People will laugh at you if you equate Ayatullahs or Ahmadenejat to Darius the great.
You think modern day Egyptians would be considered industreous just because a different people and different race constructed pyramids in the area now ruled by Hosni?
This is like you would claim to be a heart surgeon just because your dada jaan (grandfather) was the top surgeon of Lahore.
If you want to be treated as a heart surgeon, then you have to do your schooling, and your own training preferably from the Western countries (UK, US etc). Only then you will get that status of surgeon.
The same way modern day nations have to do their own work. In fact most of the time a modern nation makes a mistake when it talks too much of their grand history. Look at Afghanistan for near to home example.
I hope you understand this and not consider a slight on your ownself.
