True information on Iran today

Poll - Total Votes: 17

Is regime change in Iran something you really want

or not

Is American bombing of Iran something you really want

or not

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I'd urge everyone to look about and get informed. Today I've found out that the crazed people who want regime change don't even mention the people of the country for real. Just have a listen at what they say.

Jon Stewart here is joined with Ben Rhodes, co-host of "Pod Save the World" and former Deputy National Security Advisor, and Christiane Amanpour, CNN's Chief International Anchor and host of "Christiane and The Ex Files with Jamie Rubin." Together, they trace the complex history that brought us to this moment, examine Trump's response to the escalation, and explore why achieving peace remains far more challenging than waging war:

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LeopoldBloom · M

The difference between now and 1979 is there's no obvious successor to the mullahs. The revolution was a coalition between Islamists, Marxists, and other groups. The Islamists stabbed the others in the back and took over, and have been effective at crushing any opposition since then. People may want regime change but that's not enough.

And no, the US should not be involved beyond what we're doing already.

val70 · 51-55

@LeopoldBloom Right on that, but don't forget the minorities inside Iran either. Even the death penality there is in majority targetted on them

RunTheJulz · 46-50, F

@val70 @LeopoldBloom Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran is the man with the plan. Or actually he is the planned man that the CIA have in mind for a regime change.

val70 · 51-55

@RunTheJulz Good luck with that failure!

RunTheJulz · 46-50, F

@val70 it’s already in the works kiddo.

val70 · 51-55

@RunTheJulz Nah, you'll see. Near to never has a disposed monarchy been returned. There's always a reason why they've been ousted

RunTheJulz · 46-50, F

@val70 Never say never my shortsighted friend.
He’s just married his daughter off to a very high profile Jewish individual and he has been calling on “his people” to rise up. He (well actually the CIA are doing the heavy lifting here) want a Gaddafi-esque solution to get him into the political power seat. Time will tell.

val70 · 51-55

@RunTheJulz Nah, that doesn't sound right enough. Who would "his people" be? Takes me back to a discussion that I last had about rather not targetting a religious leader. The end result that there's more at the other side and that defeats the effort from the start. It needs people to take over from a rather well-established regime, albeit a dictatorial one. Even the reaction of the regime won't mean for much right away. There's actually more goodwill attained by doing nothing for now and seeking support. The world is moving against the brutal Israeli ways anyhow

LeopoldBloom · M

@val70 40% of Iranians are not Persian, and many of them are tired of being ruled by Persians.

val70 · 51-55

@LeopoldBloom Have I already mentioned in other replies. No-one really has been thinking of the actual people living in Iran. Neither do they actually know anyone from there. Of course, one can't have the argument both ends either. I like the people from Iran but they're not going to sacrifize their families for a regime change. Yet again, the question is by whom you'd replace this well-established regime who's actually at its extremes a death cult. Moreover, I don't think that after this bombing the Americans or the Israelis are coming up trumps either. My guess is that the regime will wait it out and seek outside support whilst its people are trying to cope with the whole bombing situation which they didn't had to experience since the eighties

LeopoldBloom · M

@val70 The only question is whether 70% or 90% of Iranians are opposed to the regime. But there's no organized opposition.

val70 · 51-55

@LeopoldBloom There you go