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One should not underestimate the fundamentalist and messianic nature of the regime in Iran. The U.S., Israel and Iran all have terrible governments with ill intentions. The Islamic Republic should not be seen as the victim just because it is the weaker side. I have a lot to gripe about American and Israeli policies and actions but my first concern as someone born in Iran is the actions and policies of Iranian rulers and officials. They have sacrificed the people and bankrupted the country to assert "the right" to uranium enrichment. Iran could have been a prosperous country if it had turned to cheaper, less controversial, alternative energy sources and stopped threatening Israel. But the Islamic Republic isn't interested in anything but nuclear power so that eventually it could build nuclear weapons without any regard to what the people really want: peace and good relations with all nations. After this war, the Islamic Republic is going to become more determined to build nuclear weapons, and more vicious towards the Iranian people who are sick and tired of decades of reckless authoritarian religious rule. When you talk about geopolitics, also think about what the people are going through. Countries have the "right" to do a lot of things. But they should first consider the costs and the impact on people's lives, rather than deadly ideological aspirations.