T. Belman. Bolton recommends ramping up sanctions. I think that is not enough.. The US should go for regime change by supplying arms to the protesters. Iran would be forced to get defensive at home instead of offensive in their quest for hegemony. Once the protesters are dying in the streets, the US must double down on regime change. In addition the US should bomb the nuclear facilities.
There is no other way to stop Iran from developing the bomb and the means to deliver it.
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My latest post was rejected, for an unknown reason. Suffice to say, that I oppose “regime change” as a viable policy. It simply does not produce good results.
@ Michael S:
The IRGC (Revolutionary Guard) is a main part of the regime it controls the terrorism thru its Quds Force. It has businesses (industrial & financial) and it has all the best weapons in the military and it is part of the Islamic Revolution Ruling Class. It is different than the standard conscripted military.
IRGC is what one needs to destroy to kill off the regime.
@ Bear Klein:
I see, Bear. Spyer concludes,
“The guardians of the Islamic Republic of Iran have in recent years proved masters at identifying and exploiting the fissures in neighboring societies. The field is now ripe for this process to turn into a two-way street, depending on the will and the ability of Iran’s opponents to recognize the opportunity and make use of it.”
He doesn’t recommend any concrete action. The pertinent Wikipedia articles say feminists were the main organizers of the current unrest. In Iran, I imagine “feminists” are more concerned with bread-and-butter family issues than they are here.
The Ayatollah sent the Revolutionary Guards to quash the uprising. One might call them modern-day Cossacks, or Praetorian Guards. Both of the latter eventually turned on the autocratic rulers they were pledged to protect; I don’t expect things to be different nowadays. It’s just a matter of time.
@ Michael S:
I am for regime change in Iran. They are not currently organized in Iran to be able to achieve it. There is no organized opposition. What I posted if you follow the link is part of an article by Jonathan Spyer.
@ Bear Klein:
By what you’ve said, Bear, I gather you do not agree with Ted about regime change in Iran.
I agree with you concerning Iran, and concerning regime change anywhere. The most successful “regime change” the US pulled off since World War II, was the fall of the USSR; and we were so un-involved in that undertaking, the event took our intelligence community by surprize!
I think the Ayatollah’s theocracy will fall of its own accord — if not by popular revolt, then by some palace intrigue. Former President Ahmadinejad is already reportedly under arrest: can the end be long in coming?
I have been predicting here for a long time, that Turkey will eventually LEAD an attack on Israel, in cahoots with Iran, Sudan and LIbya. That would be unlikely, as long as the Iranian regime remains powerful. The current unrest indicates that it might not be for long.