We aren't talking about sending in troops, we just want our president to at least make an effort to appear that he takes the side of the oppressed rather then the oppressors in Iran.
What in the hell is wrong with that?
Yes, IMHO, it would be. It might have taken a bit longer, and devolved more into unconventional warfare, but the ultimate result would have been the same. Let me ask you a question: do you think that France was wise to extend this aid? Keep in mind that many would argue that this aid bankrupted France and paved the way for the terror...which ultimately was a model for the likes of Lenin.
Yes, and it probably would not have happened as fast as it did without the French funding a war against us scant years earlier.
You know, the one where Geo. Washington gained his skill as a military commander? The French-Indian War?
The idea that the French were siding with us for our liberty is one of those cherished mythologies of the American nation. The truth is much less noble: The French were funding the colonies’ revolt because it was a nice proxy war against the English.