http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/05/24/a-carrot-in-one-hand-and-a-bottle-behind-your-back/ Grassroots action for a safer, more just world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/05/24/a-carrot-in-one-hand-and-a-bottle-behind-your-back/#comment-1349 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:48:40 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/?p=511#comment-1349 [...] in a convenience store told me that the United States posture toward Iran was like holding out a carrot but holding a bottle behind your back; there was always an implied threat. The biggest complaint I heard from Iranians was about the [...]

]]> http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/05/24/a-carrot-in-one-hand-and-a-bottle-behind-your-back/#comment-1008 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:56:58 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/?p=511#comment-1008 [...] the US’s sincerity in reshaping the relationship between our countries. One local businessman described US policy toward Iran as “holding out a carrot, but hiding a bottle behind your back.” Congress is making [...]

]]> http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/05/24/a-carrot-in-one-hand-and-a-bottle-behind-your-back/#comment-391 Wed, 27 May 2009 13:39:55 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/?p=511#comment-391 Great discussion of the complexities of American policy vis a vis Iran…

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