Iran Super Thread- Merged

[The Bread Guy]

Good, get rid of all the Mullahs, Tin Pot Dictators and other assorted forces of destabilization. I'm 100% for it and it should have happened a long time ago.

Problem is, the U.S. has a bit of a ... mixed history replacing mullahs and dictators with "same song, different key" leaders - including in Iran.

The next thing that needs to happen is getting the Slavic brothers to stop killing each other and bring them both back into the Western fold completely.

You know one side doesn't really see themselves as a "brother" in that one, given the history of abuse they underwent under a previous family arrangement, right?

Perfect, they can be given guns and turned back on Cuba, in exchange for citizenship, VA money and free education for their troubles. Bay of Pigs 2.0.

Somehow, that bit in yellow doesn't entirely sell the endeavour in an ... optimistic light

 

[ytz]

This isn't really a problem for the Americans per se. As I stated above, they are energy independent

This is akin to saying that the Global Financial Crisis wouldn't impact anyone else. I'm fairly sure if the global economy is on fire, the Americans are not immune from feeling a bit warm.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Doesn't really fit. The Trump administration doesn't look like it has any intention of remaking the country - regime removal, not regime change.

It may not look like it to you, but POTUS47 sure sounds like it to me

• "... There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s) ...
• "... Trump told Axios that Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, taking over as the new leader of the Islamic Republic is "unacceptable". He expressed a desire for a leader who would "bring harmony and peace to Iran" ..."

Sounds to me like "Pick whoever you like. No, not that guy. No, not him, either ..." Is that "intent of regime change"? I guess it's in the eye of the beholder.