Conservative Blindness on Iran

by Jacob G. Hornberger
Mar. 17, 2015

In a standard conservative screed against Iran, Los Angeles Times columnist Jonah Goldberg begins by stating, "It has been an Iranian tradition since 1979 to end Friday prayers with chants of 'Death to America.' In a purely rational world, that would be all one needed to know that Iran is not a reliable negotiating partner."

Goldberg is wrong. In a purely rational world, we would want to know why we should begin this history with the year 1979.

Not surprisingly, Goldberg does not inhabit that rational world, which is precisely why he doesn't ask that question. For him, as with all conservatives, It is considered impolitic to ask about events prior to 1979.

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