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Iranians Revolt. Why Now?
Powerline ^ | December 29,2017 | John Hinderaker

Posted on 12/30/2017 3:50:40 AM PST by Hojczyk

We certainly should, and the Trump administration has. Via InstaPundit, this is the strong statement released by the State Department’s spokeswoman:

We remember 2009, when Barack Obama, hell-bent on a fanciful alliance with the mullahs, shamefully betrayed the Iranians who rose up, expecting to be supported by us. The Trump administration’s response is of course a welcome contrast. But one wonders: why are Iranians rebelling now? Certainly they have economic grievances, but are these really new? What has happened, recently, to explain the current uprising?

I wonder whether the Iranian rebellion has been incited, at least in part, by a conviction that there finally is an administration in Washington prepared to support them, at least morally and perhaps materially. Why would Iranians think that? No doubt they have paid close attention to President Trump’s willingness to stand up to their oppressors. And perhaps Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital sent a signal that there has been a changing of the guard in Washington.

This is pure speculation, but maybe the fact that we now have a president who is pro-United States and pro-freedom, instead of anti-United States and pro-mullahs/Muslim Brotherhood, etc., has inspired Iranians to march for liberation. It will be interesting to see how events play out in the days to come.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; germany; iran; israel; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; unitedkingdom; waronterror
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1 posted on 12/30/2017 3:50:40 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Yeah buddy,
Our former president, the magic negro, says he is Christian. If that were so then why did the mookabooker support the mooselimb brotherhood at every turn his whole 8 years?
Gibe billions to the scum ruining Iran?
Make rules of engagement so difficult for our military, and how many of our soldiers died because of his pussy rules?
Yes sir, the clown obammy was the best thing the “mullahs” had going for them.


2 posted on 12/30/2017 3:56:34 AM PST by Joe Boucher (President Trump makes obammy look like the punk he is.)
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To: Hojczyk
I wonder whether the Iranian rebellion has been incited

I do not think so. Sometimes sanctions hit a painful nerve and the revolt begins and others see it and start to resist too.

3 posted on 12/30/2017 4:02:42 AM PST by Rapscallion (The tragedy of religion is that it can make people hate each other.)
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To: Joe Boucher
Yes sir, the clown obammy was the best thing the “mullahs” had going for them.

I pegged him as an agent of Iran early on. I was right!

4 posted on 12/30/2017 4:04:56 AM PST by Rapscallion (The tragedy of religion is that it can make people hate each other.)
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To: Hojczyk

second chance for us to stand behind those who want freedom and true self-governance. how depressing it was in 2009 when the US betrayed that uprising. let us finally honor the memory of “Neda” who died in her heartbreaking quest for liberty.


5 posted on 12/30/2017 4:06:05 AM PST by avital2
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To: Hojczyk

Iranians Revolt. Why Now?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

A fatwa against Iran has been issued against Iran by President Trump via the CIA. Without the former Muslim CIA director Brennan under the direction of the magic negro (also a closet Muslim). the CIA is actually getting a job done , with the help of Israel.

Let the Mullahs of Iran be impaled on their own swords.


6 posted on 12/30/2017 4:16:26 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Rapscallion

0bama’s chief of staff, Valerie Jarrett, was born in Shiraz, Iran and has ties to radical Islam.

https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/obamas-top-adviser-valerie-jarrett-her-dad-maternal-grandpa-and-father-law


7 posted on 12/30/2017 4:18:27 AM PST by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
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To: avital2

EU now is pro-Iran and anti-Israel, Brussels will try their best to support Iran regime.

EU has warned Trump admin that Europe would block Iran sanctions if America leaves nuclear deal.


8 posted on 12/30/2017 4:19:11 AM PST by granada
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To: Hojczyk

Why now? Because they don’t think that Trump will bail on/backstab them the way previous uniparty admins have?

Just a theory.


9 posted on 12/30/2017 4:20:06 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: granada

The EU may have had a hand in the dirty dossier. If so, bet Iran was another of the reasons.


10 posted on 12/30/2017 4:20:58 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: granada

Europe has always been whoring after money when it came to Iran - enablers in chief of the monstrosity it has become.


11 posted on 12/30/2017 4:23:29 AM PST by avital2
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To: Rapscallion

*** I wonder if the Iranian rebellion has been incited. ***

Seen on Twitter:
All of a sudden US policy hawks love, absolutely love, the Iranian people. It’s a true Christmas miracle!


12 posted on 12/30/2017 4:33:37 AM PST by sockmonkey
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To: sockmonkey

You know Fareed Zakaria and Christianne Amanpour are up all night desperately spinning the narrative that the dear, poor Iranian people are terrified another Trump will rise there and are furiously trying to propel a Merkel-like woman to lead their revolution.


13 posted on 12/30/2017 4:38:02 AM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: Hojczyk; Joe Boucher

Obama’s favorite sound is ‘Allahu Akbar’ — he specifically said that their call to prayer is his favorite sound. And his religious leader, ‘Reverend Wright’, was a former muslim ‘converted’ to Black Liberation Theology [communism aka Christianity].

Seems obvious that when multiple high level muslims [such as Kadafi] said that Obama practices al takaya [or however it’s being spelled these days], he was dead-on correct.


14 posted on 12/30/2017 4:40:18 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (Never forget that Obama enabled drug runners into US for Iran.)
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To: Hojczyk

I have no inside knowledge, but having read a lot of military history, I believe that Trump is secretly using resources to encourage dissent in Iran.

But according to Revelation, Iran will one day be conquered or somehow absorbed by a high-population nation, most likely China, as a launching point to invade accross the Euphrates. [Possibly for oil.] Iraq will be part of an alliance which Israel will be a member of [most likely a significantly well-armed member which China will particularly despise.]


15 posted on 12/30/2017 4:44:36 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (Never forget that Obama enabled drug runners into US for Iran.)
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To: Hojczyk

An author who has insufficient information on an issue deciding to write an article on it? And the outlet publishes it?

Man I hate the holiday-week Friday deadlines. Makes for crappy Saturday articles.


16 posted on 12/30/2017 5:20:59 AM PST by Justa
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To: avital2

Amen.


17 posted on 12/30/2017 5:30:25 AM PST by MarMema ($285 million and keep it going)
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To: Justa
He (Hinderaker) is simply wondering. And so am I. No one knows for sure ...but I'd guess Trump and US support is the reason.

Holy crap...a Trump inspired Iranian revolution would be yuuuuuuuuge !

18 posted on 12/30/2017 5:30:39 AM PST by chiller (If liberals didn't have double standards, they'd have none at all.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
But according to Revelation...

BTW, Daniel 2, 40-43 describes what is happening in Europe today...pay attention to the "baked clay" or "pottery".

19 posted on 12/30/2017 5:34:35 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (Enforce the Law. Build the Wall. Deport them All.)
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To: Joe Boucher

taqiyya


20 posted on 12/30/2017 5:40:44 AM PST by onedoug
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