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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe idiot is floating regime change?
Its not politically correct to use the term, Regime Change, but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldnt there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!
When has regime change e v e r worked in Americas favor?
America ousts Mossadegh in 1953, we bring in The Shah, which eventually leads to Iran ousting him for Ayatollah Khomeini, and Iran has hated us over since.
Kennedy tried doing regime change with the Bay of Pigs Invasion. If America tried a modern Bay of Pigs with the same crushing defeat, whichever party was in power would see a crushing defeat in Congress and the White House.
America did regime change with ousting Saddam. Who eventually came to power? ISIL/ISIS.
Okay, regime change in Iran, and who or what comes to power? Do you think that will endear Iran to us with a regime change? Who the replacement in a regime change is equally as important as being able to replace them.
Now, if the people of Iran want regime change and want to lead this all themselves without US support and this country being non-interventionist, thats one thing.
But this country, let alone this White House, doing a regime change? It might be the felons biggest failure yet, and that would really be saying something.
David__77
(24,859 posts)Skittles
(172,880 posts)it is US
Silent Type
(12,412 posts)Jack Valentino
(5,252 posts)but in all cases, it has to be demanded by those people themselves...
Yeah, we imposed it from outside on Iraq, but it was too damned expensive
Charmin One
(385 posts)Boots on the ground, and that will go over like a lead balloon here.
EnergizedLib
(3,151 posts)Regime change and boots on the ground?
If Democratic leadership cant pounce off of this, they couldnt make a two-foot layup, they couldnt hit a baseball off a tee.
Crunchy Frog
(28,299 posts)Iran would be massively more difficult to invade than Iraq was, and Iraq ended up a complete shitshow despite being relatively easy to invade.
I'd love to see the mullahs gone, but agree that it would have to come from within Iranian society.
Charmin One
(385 posts)They have their own national pride too. No way they will overthrow the mullahs now
EnergizedLib
(3,151 posts)War monger Bibi, of course.
At this point, I trust Mel Kiper Jr. evaluating quarterbacks than I do Netanyahu attempting to sway American foreign policy.
Oh, and if all these nuts from AIPAC love Israel so much, go move there instead of being a cancer on our country and planet.
Heidi
(58,846 posts)
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