Posted on 05/11/2019 11:45:46 PM PDT by hassan.mahmoud
The United States announced that designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). There were some opinions about new events. Some have argued that there is going to be an escalation of relations between the United States and Iran because of the Trump administration’s decision to designate the IRGC. However, this may not be the case at all when we consider past events and how Iran responds to different kinds of pressures and policies. History teaches us some lessons on this. We need to study the history of these mullahs to find out some facts and know how to deal with them accordingly. The Mullahs were completely passive during past Iranian dictatorship eras. The people cried for freedom and a better lifestyle for several times. The most significant on was 1979 Popular Uprising, which led to the last Pahlavi King in 1979. Iran’s behavior, when former President Barack Obama was in office, was appalling, especially considering how lightly the administration dealt with the regime. The Obama administration, desperate to get Iran to agree to a nuclear deal, appeased the Iranian regime to no end. It gave a number of concessions, far more than it should have done, and it promised that Iran would become more moderate as a result. However, this moderation never materialized and the regime, in fact, became emboldened. The regime realized that the Obama administration was going to ignore its acts of belligerence and it treated this silence as a green light to continue and as confirmation that it was not going to be challenged. Looking further back, the Iranian regime responded the same way during Iraq War. When the U.S. ignored or brushed aside Iran’s malign behavior, this is when its behavior worsened. After 2003, Iran was rather prudent in its actions because it was concerned that the U.S. would seek regime change in Iran. However, when it became clear that this was not what the United States was pursuing, the regime’s behavior escalated. It carried out a series of assassinations and put its own military personnel in Iraq. As time went on, it became obvious that no one was going to hold Iran responsible for its actions, so it continued to become more and more belligerence. So much so, that it started up a proxy war. The IRGC undertook major operations to train, organize and arm a number of militias that went on to target the U.S. army. Even despite these attacks on U.S. military, Iran was still given the silent treatment. The U.S. knew that Iran was behind the attacks but it also feared an even bigger escalation, so its response was not as aggressive as it could have been. Treating Iran lightly to generate moderation, like what we are witnessing in Europe will never work because moderation within the regime is a complete myth. The regime’s survival depends on the spread of chaos and fundamentalism. The only way to deal with the Iranian regime is with firmness and no hint of weakness. The Iranian people and their organized resistance are the only internal elements to complete this history lesson as far as the mullahs’ fears are concerned. There should be an ongoing maximum pressure on mullahs to take their right responses and they should listen to their own people too. The Resistance Units are well organized to mobilize the youths and the people. “The ultimate solution for getting rid of the mullahs’ religious fascism in Iran is changing this illegitimate regime at the hands of the Iranian people and Resistance.” Says the National Resistance of Iran’s President-Elect, Maryam Rajavi in response to The U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo declared in Cairo on Feb. 5, 2019. Members of Resistance Units, also in the country’s capital, mounted posters of Maryam Rajavi on public places’ wall to protest to the Mullahs’ Dictatorship and show signs as symbols of unity.
In Western Azerbaijan Province, Northwest Iran, members of Resistance Units set fire to and destroy a Khamenei poster and two of Basij Headquarters Main Gates. In Sistan & Baluchistan Province, southeast Iran, members of Resistance Unit set fire to a poster near a Basij base affiliated to the terrorist-designated IRGC. In an unprecedented move, the U.S. State Department recently blacklisted the IRGC as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO).
In the city of Ardabil, also, northwest Iran, members of Resistance Unit, were able to paint over a large poster of the IRGC Basij, sending a message to the regime’s units.
Why?
Why does Iran need to and from doing what stopped? From threatening the Sunni Arabs?
Why should American lives be put on the line AGAIN for this Sunni-Shia war? The Shia have not sent terrorists to blow up buildings, metros or concerts. It was Sunni terrorists from Saudi inspiration who killed hundreds of Christians in church on easter 2019, it was Sunni saudis who blew up the WTC towers.
Saudi arabia is the enemy - and if the Iranians want to fight them, good. Let the USA stay out of it
And the Saudis like to send terrorists to kill 3000 Americans by flying planes into buildings. I think the Sauds are worse
Take those MOABS and continue to bomb Riyadh, Mecca and Medina and then Islamabad and you’re on the right track
Iran isn’t that stupid. And more so, why are American protecting the Saudi wahabbis? Leave them to fight and kill each other. Iran vs Saudia (and you can bet the Pakis will come to protect their paymasters)
Exactly. The Israelis can take care of their border very well. The Sauds are the ones who say “I snap my fingers and my blue eyed blonde American boys fight and die for me. Praise Allah for such fools”
Wow.
Yep.
And they die laughing about how they received NO BLAME for 9/11. None.
But it helps when the president of the US is in bed with you so often that it’s shocking he didn’t have a Saudi baby.
We are Americans here, and this is not our problem. There’s a billion Arabs in the region who could deal with the problem if they so chose; clearly, they do not so choose.
So it’s none of our business. If Iran screws with us we will obliterate it. Until and unless that happens, any appeals to send US troops into another Middle Eastern meat grinder can and will be met with hostility.
We shouldn’t even have a base at Al Tanf. We need to pull all our assets out of the region and let it be someone else’s problem.
The US is no longer dependent on Middle Eastern oil - the strategic situation has thus changed dramatically. While we once needed to care, we no longer do.
In fact, a crisis that shuts down ME oil production in whole or part would be a massive boon to the USA, given that we are now the world’s largest exporter.
We may be the largest exporter, but we are not the largest refiner. Most gasoline and other petroleum products are imported largely for the ME. Our refinery capacity is limited and the refinery business is not really profitable in the US.
Someone else’s problem? So just let Israel stand alone against Iran, and its proxies: Syria, Lebanon, Hamas, and Hezbollah? Allow Iran to take over the Western Mediterranean?
So when Iran moves its Revolutionary Guards and A-Qods troops out of Venezuela and up to our southern border with Mexico, it will still be someone else’s problem or will you draw a red line there?
Pop several EMP’s over Teheran and when the R.G.’s command & control over Iranian society disintegrates because all their computers are fried, then the people will rise up and before long every lamp post in Iran will be decorated with mullahs and R.G.’s.
A general uprising could have happened in 2009 except for Bammie Jug Ears’ deliberate indifference.
Agree that Musloid Marxists are worse than Beaner Marxists...
I often think how much better the world would have been if Bush senior didn’t take on Saddam. American losses were small, yes, but even one American life lost for the Saudis is a waste. And the trillions spent there?
Saddam was
1. threatening the Saudis & Qataris and taking their money that was later used to fund jihadis
2. slaughtering jihadis - he hated them as they opposed him. The jihadis would have been tied up fighting him (and losing)
3. attacking and preparing to attack Iran
Imagine that - he was taking care of three problems for us. He was still a murderous evil bast... but he was keeping the OTHER murderous evil b... in check
Wow.
Yeah and I don’t think we had an alliance with Kuwait.
Iran and Iraq would have fought again and forever.
And you’re right. He was secular and kept the maniacs in check.
Now that I ABSOLUTELY know what the bushes are about, I am sure $$ and big companies influenced his decision.
And of course keeping a Saudi’s enemy in check would have been important to him since the bushes and the Saudi leaders are blood brothers.
SMH
I haven’t really read into the bush’s business dealings so can’t comment. I only know that it was a mistake. The same with the 2003 Iraq war. I was opposed to that (quite an unpopular position on FR) - I was fully 100% for the war in Afghanistan. If we hadn’t gotten distracted or better yet had taken the war into Pakistan and taken out Osama, life would be so much better
But the real killer mistake was Gulf War 1
I don’t think that would happen. See, the Ayatollahs go also on Iranian nationalism - so every time the US appears as the enemy you have people who hate the mullahs but reluctantly sign up against the “common enemy”
the Best policy would be to let them fight the Saudis and Pakis and then an internal revolution will happen.
well there are only about 100 million or so Arabs. Turks, Pakis etc. aren’t arabs. Egyptians are “arabized”
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