[mass55th]

Obama calls them Iran’s Republican Guard :-)

[bert]

.....Obama calls them Iran’s Republican Guard :-).....

That’s what they are. The pretorians guard the palace.

The same is true of the Saudi National guard.

They are all loyal to the leader and a buffer against the military.

[nuconvert]

Unfortunately, McCain referred to them as the Republican Guard also.

[DesertRhino]

NO no no,,, you guys have it ALLL wrong, they are loose cannons,, and it’s totally unreasonable to blame them Iranian government for what the republican guards do. It’s *well known* that the elite military, and internal suppression formations of totalitarian societies do the exact opposite of their cult leader’s wishes.
You know,, like the SS dumbfounding hitler by invading Russia,,, And Kim’s North Koreans,,, the red army in china,,,.
Stormtroopers everywhere nover do what they are told,,,dont you know? (sarc on)