The Iran Nuclear Program thread

[taiwan_girl]

The US has now 2 aircraft carrier groups moved to just outside of Iran? Each of those holds ~80 planes.....................

[Renauda]

@taiwan_girl said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

The US has now 2 aircraft carrier groups moved to just outside of Iran? Each of those holds ~80 planes.....................

…..and we are told Iran has ten days to come to terms……….

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86yjnw4x49o

[Mik]

I don't see what the justification is for another attack.

[jon-nyc]

Well the immediate cause was the deadly crackdown on the protesters.

[Renauda]

@Mik said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

I don't see what the justification is for another attack.

to misquote Bismarck:

“…Diplomacy Regime change by other means.”

[Mik]

If it results in regime change, great. I doubt it. It’s easier to stay in power if you don’t care who you kill to do so.

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

If it results in regime change, great. I doubt it.

Agree, but I am fearing that even if there is a regime change, what does that mean? New people but same situation?

I know it is early in Venezuela, and I do think that Madero had to go, but is the new regime any different?

[Doctor Phibes]

Considering all he said about Iraq being the greatest mistake in American history, this is an interesting strategy.

[jon-nyc]

@taiwan_girl said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

@Mik said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:

If it results in regime change, great. I doubt it.

Agree, but I am fearing that even if there is a regime change, what does that mean? New people but same situation?

I know it is early in Venezuela, and I do think that Madero had to go, but is the new regime any different?

It’s literally the same regime. They just found a more pliant figure to lead it.

[bachophile]

@jon-nyc to quote FDR, “He may be a bastard, but he's our bastard“