There is an American expression which says, “If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.” And that basically sums up the views of many Iranian opposition groups in the diaspora. They tend to blame one US politician or party for all our problems and another one becomes our savior. To these people, the presidency of Donald Trump has become the pivotal point in the collapse of the IR Regime. And their focus is completely on Trump and his cabinet and not what’s happening on the streets of Iran.
First they cheered when Trump appointed 4 generals to his cabinet. They jumped up and down when they heard the names of “Mad Dog” Mattis, Kelly, McMaster and Flynn. They thought that a military confrontation in the Persian Gulf was imminent followed by a total collapse of the Regime. A year later, 2 of the generals are gone and the 3rd one on the way out and not a single bullet has been fired.
Then it was Pompeo and Ayatollah Mike D’Andrea at the CIA. The same Ayatollah Mike that tracked down Osama in Pakistan and landed the Navy Seals on his rooftop. They assumed that the CIA had something exciting up its sleeve. But a year later, they are only getting the credit for the Christmas uprising in more than 100 Iranian cities. Really? Was that the CIA? Are you sure?
Then it was the ex Exxon-Mobil CEO Tillerson who was going to leverage his relationships in the Persian Gulf and get all his Arab buddies to unite and stand up to the Regime. Trump took his family to Riyadh and did the sword dance with Bin Salman and sold 100’s of billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment. Nikki Haley at the UN went on the attack and showed the missile parts made by the Regime. But at the end, the Saudis went after the Qataris instead which pushed them into the arms of the IR Regime and Turkey; there was no international consensus on how to confront the Regime and no support from the Iranians for the Saudi-led opposition to the Regime. A year later, Tillerson is gone and nothing is happening at the UN with the Russian and the Chinese veto threat hanging over the Security Council.
Then it was Trump himself that got into the action and promised to tear up the Nuclear Deal by next month and put economic pressure on the Regime. But with all the trade wars that he has started with the Chinese and the allies, no one is jumping on his bandwagon. He also extended his verbal support to the Iranian people, but nobody in Iran really cared.
Now, today is John Bolton’s 1st day as Trump’s National Security Advisor at the While House and the same bunch of people are salivating that John ‘Sag Seebeel” is going to go after the Regime immediately. Well, we will see.
There’s however one person that has the ability and the wherewithal to actually come up with a plan and go after the IR Regime and give us a reasonable chance of success. That person is the Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a man of dignity and ability. Unfortunately for us, he’s busy going after another regime, here in the US!
The armchair warriors and fake monarchist are wishful thinkers and delusional at best. They always have been.
Most just ZER ZER and like to sit on the sidelines and say "lengesh kon".
The Right Wing nut job party is no better or worse when it comes to Iran than the rest. They all do what's in the ineterest of the US to the best of theri uninformed abilities when it comes to the Middle East.
For now, it is the regime of the clergy that sells weapons and keeps the region in perpetual chaos.
The rest is bullshit.
Dear CoP and Fozooli,
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Bolton is crazy! The fear is not just him pushing clueless Trump into another war on behalf of military industrial complex in Mideast and hence Iran, the bigger the issue is North Korea that could get china, Russia, Japan and whole lot of parties involved, which if not careful could spread and lead to World War III. Notice China solidified their leadership by keeping their existing premiere for an indefinite period of time. Usually these moves are made when you are anticipating war or major crisis.
Easy, easy guy! Have you already forgotten your history?
Washington Examiner
“If Iraq was a doomed enterprise from outset, who’s to blame? We tend to think of the Iraq War as a neoconservative project, and with good reason. But they weren’t alone.
"The underrated villains in this drama," Matt Yglesias observes, "are the leading Democratic Party politicians of the 2002-2003 era." Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Madeline Albright -- “the whole crew" -- went along. In 2003, center-left opinion on Iraq was dominated by a kettle of “Liberal Hawks” nearly indistinguishable from the neoconservative variety. Brookings scholars proved instrumental as well, playing a key role in getting liberal opinion leaders behind the war.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-iraq-war-was-a-bipartisan-disaster
Hillary Clinton regrets her Iraq vote. But opting for intervention was a pattern.
May I ask our dear JJ to keep this blog up on the first page for say, about four months or so... I'd like to check back on it in that kinda near future...
The above should read, “.,, guys!”
Historical ignorance seems to be a pattern among certain layers of Iranian diaspora. This may even be a conscious attempt in misrepresenting or distorting historical facts.
Just to clarify, my blog was not meant as a way to start a Dem. vs Rep. argument, but rather to highlight a few points about some of the opposition groups in the diaspora. Here are my key points:
They are pinning their hopes not on the Iranian people and what’s taking place on the ground in Iran, but rather on the US President and his cabinet, their speeches and tough talks, and the belief that our salvation comes out of the White House.
They see their role merely as exposing the Regime’s atrocities, instead of coming up with plans and form a unified opposition with clear agenda to help the Iranian people change the Regime. We have done enough exposing in the past 40 years that we don’t need to take a news item out of Iran and add a few adjective like criminal, rapist, fascist, etc. to it and call that “exposing the Regime/informing the public.” If the public has not figured out what this Regime is all about by now, they will never figure it out.
May I cordially invite our friend, Fred the Zionist resident to shed some Kosher light on the subject at hand here?
"They are pinning their hopes not on the Iranian people and what’s taking place on the ground in Iran, but rather on the US President and his cabinet, their speeches and tough talks, and the belief that our salvation comes out of the White House."
put very well just as the body of the blog itself and if I may add from my point of view,
Doesn't matter what happens to Iran and Iranians, they can go to hell if need be, as long as IRI is gone. Don't care what replaces them, as long as IRI is gone.
Muller is making America great again
tRump is helping to make Russia great again
Reject occupation, If the bar code starts with 7 29 put it back on the shelf
Buy American, say NO to Chinese madeTrump
“The time is always right to do what is right” – Martin Luther King
Independent Counsel Robert Mueller will take care of Trump the “Animal” style!
That’s exactly how you order your cheeseburger at In-N-Out Burger; Double, Double, Animal Style with an order of fries, to go!
It would be stupid to think presidents start wars. Even in autocracies one man could not start a war. As such blaming one person or side smacks of sheer ignorance, if not hypocrisy.
fozoli writes:
“What fucking pivotal role. As if anything was going to stop it. They just went with a flow.”
The above is simply a self-defeating argument. While minimizing/ignoring the support for the Iraq war by Clinton, et al as insignificant and as merely going along “with the flow,” one cannot exaggerate the positions of some unnamed Iranian opposition groups or individuals who have no impact whatsoever on the policies of the US government.
Both Dems and Republicans are equally responsible for these devastating wars and crazy regime changes that generally ends up in nightmare. Its military industrial complex running the show $$$$ politicians are just puppets.
According to the retired police officer on this site, the problem the US faces is the lack of real experts who actually know something about the Middle East. That is precisely what the ex-officer wrote in one of his brilliant comments, a few years ago. You see, Americans don’t know what they’re doing in there. They’re stuck. They need help. Lots of it.
Faramarz is he a comedian or you photoshoped his picture??
That's Dana Carvey of SNL.
Dear Google searching Iranian stuck in Japan. Can you Google me some "real" experts...all the way from Jaapoon, who know how to deal with the Middle East without military muscle, which most everyone this side of Japan knows won't work there?
FYI and unfortunately for many here and elsewhere, I have a good memory. That means I remember most of the things I read or hear. Your silly comments are not worth searching the Google for.
Dude, not sure what I've done to you other than challenge your defense of the Right Wing bullshit that doesn't even impact you all the way in Jaapoon, but just take a sip of fish-flavored water and chill. None of this shit matters.
Dude, show me where I have defended the right wing bulshit and where you have challenged me.