So the Afghan/Iraq wars? About how old were you then? |
None of them would make it through basic. They’d definitely be stuck as ICE agents. |
You know very little about foreign policy. He couldn’t go after Iran during his first term. They were flush with cash thanks to Obama. He was working to starve the beast. Then came Biden and let them get more cash by not enforcing sanctions. Previous actions by Israel and the US this past year has caused them to be weaker than ever. Now was the time to strike especially after the regime slaughtered tens of thousands of its own citizens. |
I was in my 20s. |
There was this thing called Covid in the first term. It was a little more important. |
Covid entered the scene after his 4th year in office had started, and that wouldn't have stopped him. Blatant violation of the wat powers act given the circumstances. And I wanted to throw up at his casual announcement about casualties and "these things happen." Reminded me of his awful message to that widow during his first term. My son just told me on the phone Israel bombed a school, 50-60 kids killed. |
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Isn't a lot of the diaspora from the families who were tight with the Shah? The ones who would like the crown prince back? Kinds of like white Russians (displaces countesses and such) after the Russian Revolution and fascists in South America. |
Guess SAVAK will ride again. |
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Yes, the privileged and moneyed folks fled, it’s no surprise they are overjoyed. However, Khamenei was a terrible ruler with regards to human rights and especially women’s right, nobody is missing him. These people in the west don’t matter, out of 93 million Iranians a sizable population supports the current regime. |
NP. It would seem like the Sec. of Defense, who served, made it “through basic.” |