The Iran deal

[hollodero]

(05-11-2018, 05:48 PM)Dill Wrote: Parallels are there--up to a point.

Check out the article in Lucy's post #143.

Note the talk of a "credible military option" to be put into play if Trump/Bolton cannot effect regime change, an option that is "not off the table."

 just as promised. America first means tearing up business-friendly peacekeeping deals, go for regime change & nationbuilding and put the military option back on the table. In short, getting involved in the world and be willing to send troops unlike Obama, the weakling.

That shouldn't come as a surprise though. There's also no contradiction to slam-meme Obama for "8 years of war". One could only wish to find a spouse as loyal as the republican voter is to his party. You can do anything.

The one thing I still cannot grasp - why would one seriously believe the moderates will win the fight in Iran because of US backing. The US did everything in their power to be despised there, and especially amongst the more moderate ones who foolishly decided the US can be trusted and one should give that one a try. The people the US wants to see rise are the ones that got betrayed the hardest here, got the rug swept away from under their feet, while the hardliners got their "the US is the devil" stance fully refueled now.