The Iran deal

[hollodero]

(05-10-2018, 04:41 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Overall I can agree with a lot of what you are saying here, as there seems to be moves being made to set up another war. But I disagree that it would be coming from policies within the Republican Party. But would be more from the 'military industrial complex' that includes the CIA that would be in favor of another war like they generated in Vietnam and Iraq.

I do not think these two points are mutually exclusive. Bluntly. First, I feel pretty safe to say that the republican party is more hawkish, more willing to use force, than the democratic party to begin with. But also, and maybe because of that, the military industrial complex seems to be more influential within the republican party. It just does. The policies are shaped accordingly, aka also the guys that rise within the administration. There never was a "Halliburton of the left" (sure part of the military industrial complex, right?) and no Dick Cheney, or no John Bolton, rising in democrat-led admins, and Obama sure preferred the diplomatic (ok, also drone-supported) approach over sending US troops. I'm not saying democrats are not also influenced by the war lobby, I'm sure they are, but when it comes to preparing the ground for a new conflict, possibly culminating in starting a major war, that's far more likely happening under republican leadership. I don't know how I could see it any other way.

I guess let's hope it doesn't. No one could want a war with Iran, although some part of me is afraid the Trump supporters would even go along with that. In which case, oiweh.