And the Marine baracks in Lebanon. I haven't forgotten, just as the Iranians haven't forgotten our involvement in the overthrow of their elected government that put the Shah into power. I'm not deluded into thinking they are our friends.
Iran has internal strife, just as we do. Playing it, in the same way they're playing ours may seem like a distraction. If that is all we're doing, then we are stooopid & while it seems like we are at times, I don't think we are.
Don't wanna own another broken country. You think we must?
We can't have a nuclear Iran, but I'm not prepared to commit more CIA agents and ground troops to "help" them revolt. They're not worth the price.
I am, however, willing to prevent them from going nuclear.