Here is a quote that I found most interesting - written by Sean Penn in an open letter to the President in May of 07.
"You want to rattle sabers toward Iran now? Let me tell you something about Iran, because I've been there and you haven't. Iran is a great country. A great country. Does it have its haters? You bet. Just like the United States has its haters. Does it have a corrupt regime? You bet. Just like the United States has a corrupt regime. Does it want a nuclear weapon? Maybe. Do we have one? You bet. But the people of Iran are great people. And if we give that corrupt leadership, (by attacking Iran militarily) the opportunity to unify that great country in hatred against us, we'll have been giving up one of our most promising future allies in decades. If you really know anything about Iran, you know exactly what I'm referring to. Of course your administration belittles diplomatic potential there, as those options rely on a credibility and geopolitical influence that you have aggressively squandered worldwide."
For the full letter check out the link provided (FYI it's more blatant than I like but at least he says it with gusto :)
Also - check out his articles written for the San Francisco Chronicle during his trip to Iran. This is a link to the first of five articles written: SFC Penn in Iran
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