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To: SteelPSUGOP
Let’s be clear, Iran started this.......in 1979.

The CIA started this in 1953.

12 posted on 07/30/2026 7:44:22 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97
The CIA started this in 1953.

Yep.

Right now the Midterms are more important than the Iranians acquiring nuclear weapons. We were supposed to "contain" them after we destroyed their nuclear facilities last year.

But there's a chance that the Democrats may win big in November and from there, they can impeach Trump and his administration if the votes are there.

24 posted on 07/30/2026 7:50:52 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Angelino97
The CIA started this in 1953.

No they didn't! The CIA operation in 1953 was AWESOME, and it's damn near treasonous to say it wasn't.

We did a GOOD thing by keeping the Shah in power.

Everything went to shit in 1976 when we elected (up to that time) the most stupid incompetent president in our history.

Jimmy Carter caused the disaster that became Iran. Nothing else.

104 posted on 07/30/2026 8:38:04 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Angelino97

“ The CIA started this in 1953.”

Mossadegh ignored Iran’s constitution, the parliament, and the shah in an attempt to set himself up as a dictator. He dissolved the parliament, fired a bunch of generals, and set up un-secret elections that heavily favored his own party. Just about everyone in Iran didn’t like this guy. The CIA claimed the success, but, in fact, had little to do with getting rid of this guy.


214 posted on 07/30/2026 10:26:26 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.)
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