Foreign policy debate

Wow. That was a crazy final debate. Half the time, no one was even talking about foreign policy. The attacks on each other we're much less than in the other debates. Obama used a lot of humor to put down Romney's policies and for the most part it did work. Both did have the tendency to talk more about domestic policy than foreign in my opinion and the opinion of the students that voted, President Obama won that debate. This campaign has been all about attacking the opponent instead of trying to connect with the America people. I am still excited to see how the election turns out.

Nuclear Iran and red lines

I believe the world is on edge with I ran is because they are the wild card, no one knows what they will do if the develop nuclear weapons. Iran has expressed how much they hate users and how they want to wipe it off the face of the earth. Until Iran gets a new mind set, no one will want them to have nuclear capabilities. In my opinion if one country has them then they don't have the right to tell another that can't. The only time is if one country is threatening another, this is the case with Iran. If I was president my red line would be if Iran made I direct threat to using their nuclear weapons on the US or Israel. But I would have no problem with Iran using nuclear energy the power their country.

Revolution is cyberspace

The Internet is one of the best ways for young Iranians to connect with each other and the rest of the world. Internet is the most used thing in our day and age so could imagine how people would feel if it is taken away. No matter how much the government tries to cut them off, the youth will find a way to let the world know what is happening. I really don't think it's right that any government should restrict the people's way to get knowledge. Like in china, the people of Iran are in the dark. The government is trying to freeze them out. But the Iranian youth know better and are fighting back. I believe that one day the Internet will be the fall of the Iranian regime

The Region

I have always had mixed feelings about the way I view the Middle East. I have been one to clump the Middle East into about 3 or 4 countries. I'm not saying I call them all terrorist but that does cross my mind when I am talking about that region. Being raised in the US, you are taught some bias about a country that your government is not on good terms with. I think the reason Americans have this terrorist mindset about the Middle East is because that is all they are shown on the news and television. The people are no different than us, they just happen to run things differently. It's our job to teach the world about who they really are so that this cloud of hate that hangs over us can be lifted and the light of love and equality can shine again.

A walk in their punk shoes

I wish I could say I would do something about it. I wish I would go to rallies or protest the government. I would probably accept the fact that the government is oppressive and I could do nothing about it. Being a man, things would be much easier for me in Iran. But I wouldn't be okay with diminishing the rights of women. The Iranian government knowingly torturing their people. By taking away their rights and freedoms, people's hopes are crushed. Iran is a perfect example of why religion and politics should be two different things. Religion is great on its own but when you add politics, it corrupts the very morals of the religion. Politics has a way of both uniting people and ripping them apart. Religion has the same effect but on a larger scale. In a nutshell, if I lived in Iran during the revolution, I wouldn't like it but I would accept it. I'm not going to try and glorify it, I'm just being honest.