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Im Iraqi-American :) coincidently, Iran was pro regime change (to be clear so was I, terrible execution though) in Iraq. For example, here are two ways I can
by foobarbazbarfoo 6y ago
Im Iraqi-American :)
coincidently, Iran was pro regime change (to be clear so was I, terrible execution though) in Iraq.
For example, here are two ways I can list to show how detrimental Iran is to the stability, safety, and progress of my home country
1. Political assassinations (most recent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisham_al-Hashimi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisham_al-Hashimi, an outspoken political scientist who published reports on corruption)
2. Massive corruption that inhibits the growth of the country
- For example: Per the last head of the Commission of Integrity (CoI) [0]. $250 Billion "lost" oil money only by Sabotaging Iraq's oil industry so you have to buy from them (under the table now, overt before). How?
- There are 12 crude oil pipes exporting Iraq's oil. 6 of them go to Um-Qasr port [1]
- 2 main ways to steal, either you poke holes on the pipe (small sized oil cartels, $250k a week or so) or political mafias that own "illegal" ports and shipyards. There are more than 60 of those (per the last head of the CoI) so they can load/unload from the ships, these mafias makes ~$5 million a week.
- When the CoI would try to send inspectors, the inspectors receive messages warning them if they enter the port of Basra they would be beheaded.
This is only 1 sample of an industry where Iranian backed terrorists run to the ground. If you look at any others (from communications, to even milk) have a similar theme.
Unfortunately the sources are all in Arabic, if you would like the Arabic sources I can point you to the interview with the last head of the CoI. I have contemplated translating those to make them more widely available but that risks the lives of my relatives back home
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_of_Integrity_(Iraq) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_of_Integrity_(Iraq)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qasr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qasr
- cheaprentalyeti 6y agoThank you for your insight.
- foobarbazbarfoo 6y agono problem!
- LatteLazy 6y agoDon't misunderstand me, I'm not here to say Iran are a nice country and we should all drink tea together. I'm just saying, Iran are winning. So we either need to drive them back. And that means a huge military operation lasting decades, costing trillions and with a lot of troop deaths. It will make Iraq look like a picnic. The USA will probably need to reintroduce the draft. The Europeans will want no part of it. And it will have to last 100 years. Or we sit down and negotiate: stop fucking with Iraqs oil and we will let you sell yours too. Drop the nuclear program and you can access western markets instead (they already went for this). Stop pushing Hezbollah and we will guarantee your safety. I don't think we have the stomach for the first option. So we negotiate it we lose.