Posted on 01/14/2019 3:35:46 PM PST by RoosterRedux
Following meetings with top Saudi Arabian leaders in the country's capital on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that one of the Trump administration's top regional goals is to "make sure that the Iranian people get control of their capital," a shot across the bow to a ruling regime that has spent billions to beef up its foreign military and terrorist operations.
Pompeo, speaking to reporters in Riyadh, said that the Trump administration's primary goal is to empower the Iranian people to rein in the ruling regime, which has spent a fortune on foreign wars and terror operations as its own people suffer from a collapsing economy.
While the administration has been careful to avoid characterizing its policy as regime change, it has become clear that it does supports efforts by the Iranian people to end Tehran's expansionist march across the region, particularly in Syria and Yemen. The administration also has stated that it opposes the hardline regime and would offer its support to opposition elements in the country.
"Our effort is to make sure that the Iranian people get control of their capital, and it becomes a nation that is normal and is not conducting terror campaigns that are unrivaled any place else in the world," Pompeo said.
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so we’re gonna make Iran great again?
Does this perpetual war for a Country not ours ever end? Can Trump not find a non Ziocon for his admin? Show Pompeo, Bolton the door.
Not only will Democrats go crazy about that....there is increasing scuttlebutt about a leadership change in Venezuela.
All of this can be done without the use of US troops.
We are losing control here. Nothing else matters. All efforts must be focused HERE and NOW.
Fire all NeoCon nutjobs yesterday.
Lighten up folks...picture Trump leading a parade in Tehran...lol
“Lighten up folks...picture Trump leading a parade in Tehran...lol”
Carrying the severed head of the #1 Mullah on a pike! Allah Snackbar!
No we’re not.
rather see him lead one in DC, Dallas, San Diego, Detroit, and finally Manhattan. ticker tape, full uniforms, 100,000 USA flags and a few gadsden.
Too funny how the concern trolls jump on this crap like ducks going after some strewn seed....I had one of your types telling me how getting out of Syria and all the other places was right but we really needed to put our noses into Venezuela....”No nation building unless we personally approve of the exceptions to our demands...”
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As long as we're doing it through well thought propaganda or aid to insurgent groups. Not on the ground. I fear the best opportunity was squandered during the green revolution.
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