American and Iranian Unite With Message for Peace

The more my vacation in Iran unfolds, the more furious I become about America's bellicose stance of "taking action" against Iran.

It seems that the rhetoric from Washington is completely devoid of any sense of the sanctity of daily life here in Iran, where the people are living as dignified lives as any American in the U.S.. Iran is a proud nation with a rich and tumultous history, struggling to give birth to a higher ideal of itself where democracy, rule of law, and civil society finally take the upper hand. A large segment of the people are themselves tired of the present theocracy, and are open to change.

But only change from within!

We do not need America to come in with soldiers to "bring us democracy" like they claim to have tried to do with Iraq, or to bomb our nuclear reactors (while America herself has thousands of nuclear bombs}, even when the Iranian government is cooperating with the IAEA (against a backdrop of utter disrespect and hubris from the current U.S. administration). American interference in Iranian affairs is to no one's benefit and the desires of the current American administration go flat against the noble principles of America's respectable Founding Fathers.

Fortunately, more and more Americans are waking up and taking action for peace with Iran.

One of them is Leslie Angeline, from the American women's peace group Codepink. She recently went on a trip to Iran and says that she "fell in love" with the people.

Iranians are also taking pro-active steps for dialogue and peace between Iran and America. One of them is Ali Nasri, from the Iranian peace group Miles for Peace, a campaign of cyclists who have ridden across Europe and the U.S. with a message of peace from the Iranian people.

I recommend to everyone who is interested in peace between the two great nations of America and Iran to watch this interview with these two courageous individuals who are working hard to form bridges of dialogue and mutual understanding between their respective nations.

Kudos to Ali and Leslie!