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Why should the US do that? Iranians are NOT Americans. They do not have our sense of personal freedoms or rights that we take for granted. Even if they want regime change, there is no guarantee that what they replace the current leadership is any less religious or less authoritarian than the...

Yes and that's always been an option, but as you imagine, that's not the first thing the US wants to go to. Thus far, the sanctions are doing a very good job of crushing their economy.

Actually, I disagree. There is the SJW left that certainly supports Iran, but that is because they are anti-Israeli, which perhaps is an extension of anti-Americanism. Spoiled children throwing a fit because the world isn't as pretty as it ought to be. As far as Biden and his team goes, they...

What, Taiwan? Yeah, you could do that. But you must realize, that Xi can't do that yet. Because any invasion of Taiwan will cause an immediate reaction from the US, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, the Philipines, Australians, and other East Asian powers. China has begun to buckle under US trade...

Absolutely true. And their experts are far more educated and better funded than North Korea. It'll do more than that. Social malcontents won't be able to get job or might even lose their home if the transgression is severe enough. No home/job = no woman. And with the gender in-balance, the men...

It's not so much just the fact that China has too large of a population to easily control, the real issue I think comes down to the fact that China is not a nation-state. China is a civilization-state that pretends to be a nation-state for the sake of convenience when dealing with the West...

Xi is working overtime to instill within the Chinese mind, that it doesn't matter if you have a job or can feed yourself, you are Chinese and Xi is your leader. The constant antagonisms over the past year is probably not China getting too big for its britches. It's Xi trying to generate a...

It may not be as easy as you think. Look how badly North Korea has degraded and its ruling family and the generals are STILL in charge of everything. It really depends on where the breaking point for the common Chinese man is going to be. And the more pressure that Xi faces internally, the more...

I'm not sure it will break Iran. The thing about Iran is, the core identity is Persian and it's the Persian elite who rule. You may see riots and a decentralization of power as Iran is in a moment of weakness and can't force its power into all of its territory, you might even see small pieces...

It's probably a breaking point. Although not maybe the breaking point Bolton was praying for. The Trump Administration basically crushed Iran's economy. What Iran had hoped would be an era of fantastic growth after Obama signed his deal with them has come crashing down in flames. After Biden...

You have to admire their optimism in thinking the Iranian Republic gives two shits about people protesting in other countries. It just means that they don't have to waste the ammunition in shooting them.

And we should care why? People didn't like us when we gave them massively favorable trade deals. Why should we continue to protect their trade and then get screwed by said trade?

Obama and his administration had a very clear plan in dealing with all this. Step 1) Fuck Israel. Step 2) Bury the hatchet with Iran. Step 3) Leave Saudi Arabia out to dry. Step 4) FUCK ISRAEL Step 5) Let Turkey handle it. Step 6) NO SERIOUSLY, FUCK ISRAEL

The deal was Obama washing himself of the problem while declaring peace. He basically sold the Saudis and the Israelis down the river. I mean, at some point our policies have to part with Israel and SA, but the Iran Deal was pretty fucking cold.

Semi? This is a full blown cold war between Iran and Israel. Likely to go hot soon.