Posted on 10/13/2024 4:42:32 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Perhaps there’s a reason that, despite its myriad bloody attacks directly against America, Iran keeps going and going.
One of the things that our intel agencies do to push lies into the public is to use the magic word “earmarks.” For example, the infamous 51 spies who lied about Hunter’s laptop—even though the FBI and the CIA knew it was real—used the weasel phrase that the laptop had “the classic earmarks” of a Russian operation. That was a lie. But here’s an “earmark” sentence that may be true: Iran has all the earmarks of a USA-intel client state. Much like Ukraine. Or, more accurately, like North Korea vis-à-vis China.
Most historians trace the US’s influence over Iran to the 1953 Mosaddegh coup, when, reportedly, the fledgling CIA overthrew the democratically elected nationalist (and possibly communist-adjacent) prime minister and installed the Shah as the actual ruler. In this recounting, America stepped into the void left when the British Empire retreated to control oil supplies and stabilize the Middle East.
This influence over Iran would last a couple of mostly quiet, if morally dubious, decades before the Ayatollah returned from his French exile and crafted a coup of his own, culminating in a regime of murderous mullahs that bedevils the West still today, everything from sponsoring most modern Muslim terrorism to the October 1, 2024, ballistic barrage attack on Israel.
However, upon closer inspection, America’s relationship with the Mullahs has all the earmarks of patron-client rather than enemy-enemy.
In 1973, following the Watergate investigations’ revelations, the disgraced and deposed CIA Director, Richard Helms, was downgraded from that position of supreme importance to the seemingly minor posting of Ambassador of Iran. In his memoir, which recounts snippets of this oft- ceremonial position, Helms adds a striking tidbit:...
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Assad in Syria is probably better than the alternative. I questioned why Tulsi went there but now things can be seen differently. How do we keep Erdogan in his place?
“Khomenie was installed by western elites.”
I still remember how Jimmy Carter did nothing to stop the madness and US hostages taken in Iran at that time. Who can forget “Operation Eagle Claw” failure. Ross Perot got his employees out and did what Carter could not do. Some of the Carter representatives had a chance to leave at that time but decided to wait for Carter to do it through diplomatic methods. They learned a good lesson there! NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT PRESIDENT!
The Iranians today got the very government their parents and grandparents rioted for back in 1979.
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it, and the Iranians got it good and hard! Enjoy!
US I fluency in Iran predates 1953.
The Shah was the ruler of Iran- with a parliamentlike Maglis prior to Mossadeq - Mossadeq was just named Prime Minister in 1951 by the Majlis, their legislature. He then turned around and dissolved the Maglis in an effort to assume control for himself without the hassle of a legislative body.
Ok so we pull strings in our own interests. And our direct involvement like Tonkin?
1969-Sino/Soviets-give to both sides?
India/Pakistam 1971.
Rwanda-not our fight?
He has tried the same ‘color revolution’, which is a CIA idea, on Israel, and has had some success. The US has helped the left divide Israel and it almost caused a change in government. Hamas knew this, and that is why October 7th happened.
Just think of all the existing and new weapons system the MIC sells/creates and benefits. Mind-boggling, but it makes perfect sense...
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