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"It is quite clear that the only victims of this decision are people like me, the ordinary people, not the Iran government." That's the point, to make you angr
by burnte 5y ago
"It is quite clear that the only victims of this decision are people like me, the ordinary people, not the Iran government."
That's the point, to make you angry enough to change your government.
- dane-pgp 5y agoWhat are some good examples of sanctions leading to a population changing their government to a better one?
- PoignardAzur 5y agoI know you're rebutting GP, but your question is irrelevant to US foreign policy. They don't want a better government, they want a puppet state.
- guerrilla 5y agoFor anyone who doesn't know, after the elected government headed by Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalized Iran's oil, the CIA and MI6, in 1953, overthrew the government to install their puppet, the Shah. [1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...