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So do you think the sanctions are going to work, will Iran stop opposing US hegemony in the region and bow down to Washington and the Saudi/Israeli alliance?
So do you think the sanctions are going to work, will Iran stop opposing US hegemony in the region and bow down to Washington and the Saudi/Israeli alliance?
I don't see that these sanctions are anymore severe than in the past besides some countries including the US (Boeing) continue to trade. I just read where the Iraqi prime minister met with Iran and plan to increase trade which is already around $7B. Strangely Trump is attempting to penalize the countries that signed onto the Iran deal while giving out exemptions to other countries.
There was absolutely no benefit to us backing out of the Iran deal.
Note the attire, the mannerisms of the minister. Iran is a civilized, educated, nation more attuned to the west than the monarchic sheikhs of Saudi Arabia. We are on the wrong side here and have been for decades. It is time to rethink out mid-east strategy.
I don't see that these sanctions are anymore severe than in the past besides some countries including the US (Boeing) continue to trade. I just read where the Iraqi prime minister met with Iran and plan to increase trade which is already around $7B. Strangely Trump is attempting to penalize the countries that signed onto the Iran deal while giving out exemptions to other countries.
There was absolutely no benefit to us backing out of the Iran deal.
We’ll see. I don’t want Iran to be destroyed by Trump, but America is powerful and the Israelis/Saudis want Iran destroyed badly.
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Note the attire, the mannerisms of the minister. Iran is a civilized, educated, nation more attuned to the west than the monarchic sheikhs of Saudi Arabia. We are on the wrong side here and have been for decades. It is time to rethink out mid-east strategy.
Personally, I'd prefer we take NO side and leave the countries of the region to settle their own differences, we have more than enough domestic issues to spend our time/$$$ on.
We’ll see. I don’t want Iran to be destroyed by Trump, but America is powerful and the Israelis/Saudis want Iran destroyed badly.
China, Russia and the other countries are not going down the same path as the US, I believe most of them are still trading with Iraq. This is going to be the case with Trump and the likes of John Bolton for the next 2 years, our actions have given the Ayatollah and his Revolutionary Guard more power. Besides, why would they ever enter in an agreement with the US again when we reneged on our own agreement.
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