Tuesday, January 30, 2007
The State of Iranian Presidential Politics
The analysis, ahem, is intriguing and rare. His main point is that every domestic policy position is Iran is a failure; that political pressure is rising inside and even includes talk of impeachment. Where he goes moonbat is that he blames Bush thatAhmadinejad's claim on the Iranian presidency is ensured.
Despite this, here are a few interesting Iranian domestic failures:
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Despite this, here are a few interesting Iranian domestic failures:
Ahmadinejad was elected on a platform of anti-corruption and financial transparency, and few appreciated how rapidly he was intoxicated with the prerogatives of his office.Technology, eh? Maybe the blogosphere?
...the oil reserve fund was spent on cash handouts to the grateful poor, and the central bank, normally a bastion of prudence, was instructed to cut interest rates for small businesses. These had the effect, as Ahmadinejad was warned, of pushing up inflation. The rationale for high interest rates was to encourage the middle classes to keep their money in Iran. Now they decided to spend it. Richer Iranians, worried about rising international tension, decided it would be prudent to ship their money abroad [further raising inflation].
Much to their irritation, not only has Ahmadinejad singularly failed to consolidate and extend his political base, the recent municipal elections saw his faction defeated throughout the country
...with biting weather, shortages of heating fuel are further raising the political temperature, while his political opponents point to the burgeoning international crisis for which the globetrotting president seems to have no constructive answer. Talk has turned to impeachment.
Traditional conservatives and reformists reorganised and hit back, ingeniously using technology to work round the various obstacles placed in front of them.
