Replies to post #579776 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

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"I got that opinion 100% from Reza the face of opposition to the regime"

Reza Pahlavi is the face of nothing. Reza Pahlavi is the son of a brutal, violent autocrat who was installed by the west after they overthrew the legitimate elected government of Iran, and whom the Iranian people threw out on his fucking ass some 26 years later.

Reza Pahlavi does not live in Iran, nor does he have any meaningful constituency there.
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"Can both things be true at the same time - that the regime is strong and weak?."

The regime is brutal, violent and illegitimate, as was the Pahlavi regime. The US supported the Pahlavi regime because the Shah kept the money flowing to the west, whereas the Iranian democracy sought to keep it for Iran. What use would the Iranian people have for reinstating the Pahlavis?
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"Like I said a negotiated end to the conflict obviously needs an election to be part of it. "

Hmm... Do you recall there being any elections under the previous Pahlavi regime? Do you imagine there will be any under a new one?

When you say "negotiated end to the conflict" who do you figure is negotiating? And what do you figure they have to negotiate with or about? I think the Iranian regime wanted to be left alone, and the Israelis and their lapdogs in Washington didn't want to do that. It looks like a stalemate to me. Maybe the US should go home.
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Fuck Reza Pahlavi. His father was filth, a violent and repressive scumbag, and Reza's nothing but an opportunistic piece of shit.

" Reza said that is the "narrative (pablum ;) of the regime"

Is Reza Pahlavi a military veteran himself? If it's that easy, let that pampered cocksucker kit up and lead the charge himself.

You're not a US citizen, right? Have you carried a weapon in service to your country. I'm going to go with, "no". I guarantee you it looks different when you're standing across the line from the other guy, and he also has a weapon.

Yeah. Say pablum again, you ignorant fucking cunt.