I would say, more appropriately, America can do what she should have done when her embassy was seized by the Islamist revolutionaries, rain down hellfire and destroy the Islamic Regime.
So, you refuse to acknowledge that one reason why the Islamist extremists were able to achieve their revolution was because of the pent-up hatred of America for interfering in their government and society in 1953. We installed a dictator that brutalized them for 25 years. But sure, history only started in 1979 for you. You'll blank out the rest because it's inconvenient, and then wonder why this kind of thing keeps happening.
And I did not care for the egregiously jingoistic "rain down hellfire" as if the United States has some unmitigated moral authority to impose our will whenever and however we please. What is relevant should be that the United States act with full regard for both the contemporary situation and the historical precedent, with full recognition of the fact that we do not possess the right to determine the lives of other people. In other words, things are far more complicated than you present them, both in fact and ethically.
This is a lovely piece because it cuts through all the jargon which our western elites employ to wander through the world and explain and justify what cannot be justified and ought not to be tolerated. It reminds us that history as Joyce wrote for Daedalus is a nightmare from which we try to awake because all we want to do is live or lives and mess up as people inevitably do without the coercive moralism of idiots. All people really do is become a symphony which sometimes produces beautiful music.
I guess Iran would have been better off slumbering in the desert for 72 years with the underground riches (oil) still out of their reach.
In ‘53, Iranians thought modernity would be good. Some thought of the benefits. However, those in the minority, whose timeframe is based on Mohammad’s prophecy, thought of war and money. The Islamists realized that the WEST would be sowing the seeds of its own destruction. They saw the power potential in oil. Ha! Folks, in Iran, young and old, and worldwide, you've been royally had.
There is only one way to fix this now, what you should have done when they kicked the West out. Blow the fields to kingdom come.
Hopefully, the Iranian people will finally be able to undo the damage the United States did to them in 1953 when we installed the Shah of Iran.
I would say, more appropriately, America can do what she should have done when her embassy was seized by the Islamist revolutionaries, rain down hellfire and destroy the Islamic Regime.
So, you refuse to acknowledge that one reason why the Islamist extremists were able to achieve their revolution was because of the pent-up hatred of America for interfering in their government and society in 1953. We installed a dictator that brutalized them for 25 years. But sure, history only started in 1979 for you. You'll blank out the rest because it's inconvenient, and then wonder why this kind of thing keeps happening.
I do not care for the tone of your response, and what is relevant now is ending the Islamic Totalitarian regime of Iran. Full stop.
And I did not care for the egregiously jingoistic "rain down hellfire" as if the United States has some unmitigated moral authority to impose our will whenever and however we please. What is relevant should be that the United States act with full regard for both the contemporary situation and the historical precedent, with full recognition of the fact that we do not possess the right to determine the lives of other people. In other words, things are far more complicated than you present them, both in fact and ethically.
Stirring commentary - well said! And sorely needing to be heard.
live our lives - sorry for the typo
This is a lovely piece because it cuts through all the jargon which our western elites employ to wander through the world and explain and justify what cannot be justified and ought not to be tolerated. It reminds us that history as Joyce wrote for Daedalus is a nightmare from which we try to awake because all we want to do is live or lives and mess up as people inevitably do without the coercive moralism of idiots. All people really do is become a symphony which sometimes produces beautiful music.
I guess Iran would have been better off slumbering in the desert for 72 years with the underground riches (oil) still out of their reach.
In ‘53, Iranians thought modernity would be good. Some thought of the benefits. However, those in the minority, whose timeframe is based on Mohammad’s prophecy, thought of war and money. The Islamists realized that the WEST would be sowing the seeds of its own destruction. They saw the power potential in oil. Ha! Folks, in Iran, young and old, and worldwide, you've been royally had.
There is only one way to fix this now, what you should have done when they kicked the West out. Blow the fields to kingdom come.