Does it not help Iran to be able to paint protests as America-backed?
Lux_Stella on
uh. i dont believe him
PartrickCapitol on
Okay, I don’t think this year is the right time.
However, it is worth discussing how the next 5–10 years may determine whether a window of opportunity emerges for a decisive Western intervention—one that could guide events toward a successful outcome for liberal opposition groups, anti-Iranian separatists, and militant forces.
The correct strategic objective should be the balkanization of Iran. If achieved, Iran would cease to be a source of regional expansion, provided it does not reunify, potentially for the next century.
I am honestly tired of both Pahlavists and so-called “Persian nationalist opposition” LARPers. I don’t understand why /r/neoliberal still does not treat Iran the same way it treats Russia, especially given that Persians make up less than 60% of Iran’s population.
Iran’s current borders are remnants of the Safavid Empire and do not reflect ethnic realities. Shi’a religion has been the primary force holding these territories together. In any secular future scenario, such borders would no longer be necessary.
We made a mistake by not dividing Iraq into three republics—Shi’a, Sunni, and Kurdish—in 2003. That failure led to prolonged instability, as none of these groups genuinely wanted to remain within the Iraqi nation the U.S. attempted to construct. The same applies to Afghanistan. We should learn from these past mistakes.
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Depends on the nature of the intervention, but in general I don’t oppose this.
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Does it not help Iran to be able to paint protests as America-backed?
uh. i dont believe him
Okay, I don’t think this year is the right time.
However, it is worth discussing how the next 5–10 years may determine whether a window of opportunity emerges for a decisive Western intervention—one that could guide events toward a successful outcome for liberal opposition groups, anti-Iranian separatists, and militant forces.
The correct strategic objective should be the balkanization of Iran. If achieved, Iran would cease to be a source of regional expansion, provided it does not reunify, potentially for the next century.
I am honestly tired of both Pahlavists and so-called “Persian nationalist opposition” LARPers. I don’t understand why /r/neoliberal still does not treat Iran the same way it treats Russia, especially given that Persians make up less than 60% of Iran’s population.
Iran’s current borders are remnants of the Safavid Empire and do not reflect ethnic realities. Shi’a religion has been the primary force holding these territories together. In any secular future scenario, such borders would no longer be necessary.
We made a mistake by not dividing Iraq into three republics—Shi’a, Sunni, and Kurdish—in 2003. That failure led to prolonged instability, as none of these groups genuinely wanted to remain within the Iraqi nation the U.S. attempted to construct. The same applies to Afghanistan. We should learn from these past mistakes.