Incessant, morbid portrayals of an individual, movement, or nation as amortalenemy might rally support for the American side, but they have a shelf-life that gets tired as the conflict stretches out.
The popular unrest that has swept Iran since the country's fraudulent June 12 presidential election has showcased widespread chants of "Death to Russia, " making it clear that in the eyes of Iran's opposition, Moscow's steadfast partnership with the current clerical regime has made it amortalenemy.