You are very sanguine about the Ayatollahs. You are a minority of one. Or maybe three or four. I go along with none of your theories though thanks for going to that Jewish wedding and reminding me Jews still live there....Though many also got the heck out
Putin was a coiled snake a few days ago .... until he struck. In retrospect we all realize the Russian strike had been planned for months with equipment mobilized in advance
These "theories" are based on personal experience and knowledge. It has nothing to do with being "very sanguine about the Ayatollahs," but rather, understanding who they are and what they want. Our objective should be regime change. Given their domestic economic problems and the people's general unhappiness with the country's leadership, the ayatollahs are just trying to create an external threat to divert attention from their troubles at home. Just like the the people in Eastern Europe who knew what was happening in the West, so do the Iranians. Time is really on our side.
Putin was a coiled snake a few days ago .... until he struck. In retrospect we all realize the Russian strike had been planned for months with equipment mobilized in advance
That's what happens when you have an ex-KGB agent in charge flush with oil money. He would love to restore Russia back to its former "glory' as the Soviet Union. It comes as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with Russia. I am sure our intelligence community was not surprised.