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EnergizedLib

(2,573 posts)
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 10:27 PM 11 hrs ago

The idiot is floating regime change?

“It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!”

When has regime change e v e r worked in America’s favor?

America ousts Mossadegh in 1953, we bring in The Shah, which eventually leads to Iran ousting him for Ayatollah Khomeini, and Iran has hated us over since.

Kennedy tried doing regime change with the Bay of Pigs Invasion. If America tried a modern Bay of Pigs with the same crushing defeat, whichever party was in power would see a crushing defeat in Congress and the White House.

America did regime change with ousting Saddam. Who eventually came to power? ISIL/ISIS.

Okay, regime change in Iran, and who or what comes to power? Do you think that will endear Iran to us with a regime change? Who the replacement in a regime change is equally as important as being able to replace them.

Now, if the people of Iran want regime change and want to lead this all themselves without US support and this country being non-interventionist, that’s one thing.

But this country, let alone this White House, doing a regime change? It might be the felon’s biggest failure yet, and that would really be saying something.

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The idiot is floating regime change? (Original Post) EnergizedLib 11 hrs ago OP
Neocon delusions. David__77 11 hrs ago #1
if ANY country needs REGIME CHANGE Skittles 11 hrs ago #2
Good one. Silent Type 11 hrs ago #3
AND Israel, AND Russia... and Iran too--- Jack Valentino 11 hrs ago #4
The only remotely possibility for regime change is Charmin One 11 hrs ago #5
Not even every MAGAt is on board with this EnergizedLib 11 hrs ago #6
I don't know how they think they would even manage that. Crunchy Frog 10 hrs ago #7
Iranians will rally around the mullahs Charmin One 10 hrs ago #8
And who endorsed regime change in Iraq? EnergizedLib 10 hrs ago #9
I think we all know where the regime change is really needed. (nt) Heidi 10 hrs ago #10

Jack Valentino

(2,467 posts)
4. AND Israel, AND Russia... and Iran too---
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:07 PM
11 hrs ago

but in all cases, it has to be demanded by those people themselves...


Yeah, we imposed it from outside on Iraq, but it was too damned expensive

Charmin One

(284 posts)
5. The only remotely possibility for regime change is
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:10 PM
11 hrs ago

Boots on the ground, and that will go over like a lead balloon here.

EnergizedLib

(2,573 posts)
6. Not even every MAGAt is on board with this
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:13 PM
11 hrs ago

Regime change and boots on the ground?

If Democratic leadership can’t pounce off of this, they couldn’t make a two-foot layup, they couldn’t hit a baseball off a tee.

Crunchy Frog

(27,712 posts)
7. I don't know how they think they would even manage that.
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:36 PM
10 hrs ago

Iran would be massively more difficult to invade than Iraq was, and Iraq ended up a complete shitshow despite being relatively easy to invade.

I'd love to see the mullahs gone, but agree that it would have to come from within Iranian society.

Charmin One

(284 posts)
8. Iranians will rally around the mullahs
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:39 PM
10 hrs ago

They have their own national pride too. No way they will overthrow the mullahs now

EnergizedLib

(2,573 posts)
9. And who endorsed regime change in Iraq?
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:47 PM
10 hrs ago

War monger Bibi, of course.

At this point, I trust Mel Kiper Jr. evaluating quarterbacks than I do Netanyahu attempting to sway American foreign policy.

Oh, and if all these nuts from AIPAC love Israel so much, go move there instead of being a cancer on our country and planet.

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