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> Are we supplying arms to groups? Yes. The US supports the monarchy, the Kurds and MeK. The CIA was revealed to have armed MeK (despite designation) and my gu

> Are we supplying arms to groups? Yes. The US supports the monarchy, the Kurds and MeK. The CIA was revealed to have armed MeK (despite designation) and my guess is that they do with the Kurds too. The CIA also talks to the Balochi groups as well although I don't know how organized or armed they are. Needless to say, "regime change" would in reality mean civil war like Syria or collapse like Libya.

aucisson_masque 7mo ago
Or Irak. The list of exemple is long enough, no need to add Iran. We already had ISIS thanks to the mess in Irak and Libya.
- PretzelPirate 7mo ago
  You spelled Iraq as "Irak". Is there a meaning to this? I couldn't find a reference but wonder if that's somehow a meaningful spelling.
  - SSLy 7mo ago
    It's the spelling used by French, German and couple of neighbouring languages.
  - t-3 7mo ago
    Romanizations are fashion trends rather than any kind of science or real standardized system. Other than those places with Roman-era Latin spellings like Syria, others have dozens of variants.
  - petre 7mo ago
    Yeah, he's probably French.
  - aucisson_masque 7mo ago
    Yes it's how we write in french.
- guerrilla 7mo ago
  Well, Iraq is not that simple because Iran has also invested a lot in Iraq with various Shia forces. Right now Iraq is trying not to get involved. That's been their news all day. Maybe that is a sign that the Iranian investment is paying off, or just that the Iraqis are tired as fuck especially after the first Iran-Iraq invasion and then them being fucked by the US.
etc-hosts 7mo ago
The US has spent a lot of time and money on MEK but I don't think they are very effective. Or will be very effective. My understanding is the leader of MEK has n't been seen in years(is probably dead), and MEK members are only allowed to marry other MEK members, so the number of MEK members is way down from their 80s highpoint, and it's not getting better.
- guerrilla 7mo ago
  Yeah, my understanding as well. Seems more like a cult that the US got too excited about.

aucisson_masque 7mo ago

Or Irak. The list of exemple is long enough, no need to add Iran. We already had ISIS thanks to the mess in Irak and Libya.

PretzelPirate 7mo ago
You spelled Iraq as "Irak". Is there a meaning to this? I couldn't find a reference but wonder if that's somehow a meaningful spelling.
- SSLy 7mo ago
  It's the spelling used by French, German and couple of neighbouring languages.
- t-3 7mo ago
  Romanizations are fashion trends rather than any kind of science or real standardized system. Other than those places with Roman-era Latin spellings like Syria, others have dozens of variants.
- petre 7mo ago
  Yeah, he's probably French.
- aucisson_masque 7mo ago
  Yes it's how we write in french.
guerrilla 7mo ago
Well, Iraq is not that simple because Iran has also invested a lot in Iraq with various Shia forces. Right now Iraq is trying not to get involved. That's been their news all day. Maybe that is a sign that the Iranian investment is paying off, or just that the Iraqis are tired as fuck especially after the first Iran-Iraq invasion and then them being fucked by the US.

etc-hosts 7mo ago

The US has spent a lot of time and money on MEK but I don't think they are very effective. Or will be very effective. My understanding is the leader of MEK has n't been seen in years(is probably dead), and MEK members are only allowed to marry other MEK members, so the number of MEK members is way down from their 80s highpoint, and it's not getting better.

guerrilla 7mo ago
Yeah, my understanding as well. Seems more like a cult that the US got too excited about.