Yes all the powerful people in the US bow down to the orange f-wad, so should the Iranians.

That’s all this country is, one giant imperialist, capitalist monster.

They want to return things to the way they were under the puppet dictator Shah.

That’s also why they’re threatening Cuba. They want to return it to the way it was under the puppet dictator Batista.

Same with Venezuela and so on and so forth.

They just want to exploit everyone, steal their resources and keep all the money for themselves while We the People pay for the means for them to do so.

And we get nothing out of it.

No healthcare, no infrastructure, no education, no housing, no food……nothing.

OMG he really is the worst president ever.

Even W wasn't dumb enough to pick a fight with Iran. This whole regime is insane.

"many" people are telling him that he's the "G.O.A.T."

What did they do to be compared to t?

might that is effectively independent of Ayatollah rule -- is likely to quell any "uprising" of ordinary people in brutal, brutal fashion.

I continue to be mystified that few are talking about the unique infrastructure of oppression in Iran. Everyone seems to assume we are just up against a conventional territorial defense force.

In Iran, that's the Artesh (regular army) -- about 600,000 strong. Key positions maintain levels of succession. They are a fairly conventional territorial defense that is not embedded throughout every sector of the economy and society.

But it's not the military that has a stranglehold on the people, it is the IRGC/Basij. And that is a COMPLETELY different animal.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221070279

make good on that threat.

Of all the numbers, I find estimates of the number of Basij bases the most mind-boggling.

...is brilliant in an utterly horrifying way.

...a regional religiously based civil war.

NBC REPORTER: "Are you afraid of a US invasion of your country with ground troops?"

Iran FM Araghchi: "No, we are WAITING for them."

Link to tweet

Another forever war is looming if the cowardly Congress can't get their thumbs out of their asses and do something to stop it.

Or tons of remnant-force bands, I can't see this ending well.

I do not think that word means what you think it means, Diaper Donnie!

Iran can just wait until he loses interest and moves on to some other imagined slight to rant about.

It shouldn't take very long.

It's interesting how quickly the suggestion that the Kurds invade Iran was floated and then walked back (more like run back). The prime minister of Iraq was like, "The fuck you're going to launch an invasion from our side of the border," and Iran basically said it's open season on Iraqi Kurd areas if you do.

It was all floated on a Monday and disappeared from view by Thursday.

The shocking reality is that nobody at WH or DoD has any idea about what to do other than "keep bombing." The desperate attempts to dominate the information space is also apparent. Gulf states are now arresting people for posting videos of missile strikes. Crazy stuff.

The best Trump can hope for is accepting Iran's conditions as a victory.