Another factor that makes Ahmadinejad the most dangerous leader is the fact that he has refused to listen to the United Nations when asked to relinquish his quest for nuclear weapons. Ahmadinejad has never been a fan of the United States and if he were to develop nuclear weapons he would certainly not hesitate to strike America. Also, if Ahmadinejad were to gain a nuclear warhead it is quite possible that he would sell the technology to different terrorists groups. It is widely known that he supports the Shiite Hezbollah group. Hezbollah is recognized terrorist group operating in Lebanon and it is speculated that Hezbollah has had contact with al-Qaeda. It is also widely believed that he has sent thousands of Iranian soldiers into Iraq who smuggles in arms and helped plot bombings and attacks on American troops. In addition, Ahmadinejad was a member of the infamous Qods Force, a part of the Iranian army that forcefully spread the Ayatollah’s “vision of a new Islamic world”[1]
Ahmadinejad is also not just a threat to America but also to the rest of the world because he is simply crazy. For years, he has talked about wanting to wipe both America and Israel off the face of the Earth. He has also refused to accept the fact that the Holocaust was an actual event that killed millions of people. The fact that he thinks it’s ok to merely blow a country off the Earth and to not face the actuality of the Holocaust being real shows that he is truly mentally insane.
[1] "World's Most Dangerous Leaders : Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Your America Reader's Digest." Funny Jokes, Cartoons, Magazine Articles & Inspiring Stories Reader's Digest. Web. 09 Sept. 2009.
Something to think about, Nick--Is he really insane or shrewdly playing on the emotions of many Iranians to maintain a fragile grip on power?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nick that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is truly a dangerous leader in the world today. Just recently, Ahmadinejad appointed Ahmad Vahidi as Defense Minister of Iran. People of Iran are upset because he is being linked to a bombing in 1994 at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 84 people ("BBC" 1). Many are starting to beleive that he is not nominated people for their ability, but for their loyalty to him (1). This is very dangerous considering the fact that America is not on of his most favorite countries, and if Ahmad Vahidid is the new Defense MInister, what does that mean for America and other countries that he is not fond of? During the nominations for Cabinet members, Heydar Moslehi was chosen to be the new Intellegence Minister who has worked closely with the Basiji, which is a group that is apart of Revolutionary Guards and is allied with Ansar Hezbollah ("Basij" 1). There is not a definate number of people that are apart of this group, but it is thought that tehre is to be a few hundered thousand or possibly a million members (1). The fact that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is appointing these men shows how dangerous he really is. This man posts a very dangerous threat to all the world. Also the fact that he does not beleive that the Holocaust existed is truly outrageous. It does not make sense that someone does not beleive that millions of people were wiped off the face of the earth. It was a fact, and if he cannot beleive that, then he is truly insane.
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