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Iran is as much of a threat as Iraq and Afghanistan were
by jonwinstanley 7y ago
Iran is as much of a threat as Iraq and Afghanistan were
- at-fates-hands 7y agoThe problem is we want the Iranian people to stand up to the Mullahs, but if we press too much, they are a very, very nationalist people and will side with the Mulahs when push comes to shove for them. It's a balancing act on a razor's edge.
- LarryDarrell 7y agoThat's way too much nuance and understanding of the local setiment for Tom Clancy Strategists (or real generals, judging from the WaPo article today) to grasp.
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- gerash 7y agoAre other nations any different? If you had a dictatorship in your country, would a foreign attack win your "hearts and minds"?
- graedus 7y ago> we want the Iranian people to stand up to the Mullahs How are you defining "we" here?
- at-fates-hands 7y agothe US government, the people who are nervous about Iran obtaining nuclear arms capability, the people who think Iran purposefully destabilizes the whole region, the people who don't like the fact Iran supports Russian proxy wars and finance more terrorism in the region and abroad then an other Middle Eastern country??
- georgeplusplus 7y agoYou can make this claim how? Do you have intelligence that supports they are not actively undermining the US and that their capabilities are of no concern? I severely doubt it.
- sdinsn 7y agoIran is much more of a threat.