http://www.affsphere.com/ Recently Published Articles Under Category: Asia Politics http://www.affsphere.com/Politics-and-Government/Asia-Politics/Acceptable-defined-goals-and-unacceptable-hidden-agendas-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Politics-and-Government/Asia-Politics/Acceptable-defined-goals-and-unacceptable-hidden-agendas-1.html The goals that face popular resistance are not usually announced and have never been announced fully publically throughout history. An ambitious person who wants power and privilege cannot gain power unless he uses an ideology or religion. The Islamic Republic of Iran is using religion to retain power and privilege. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:21:13 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Politics-and-Government/Asia-Politics/Acceptable-defined-goals-and-unacceptable-hidden-agendas.html http://www.affsphere.com/Politics-and-Government/Asia-Politics/Acceptable-defined-goals-and-unacceptable-hidden-agendas.html The defined goal of the Kurds was having their own independent state but that was not even conceivable when all countries of the region opposed it vigorously as creation of such a state meant the disintegration of several major regional powers. The Western world led by the US reached this conclusion that the Kurds would continue to fight and be massacred until they build their own state. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:17:25 EDT