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Iran is weaker than we think. It’s time to take advantage.
The Hill ^ | 08/14/2024 | Saeed Ghasseminejad and Richard Goldberg

Posted on 08/14/2024 10:57:55 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The Islamic Republic of Iran is weak and vulnerable, far more than the regime would have us believe.

That’s the biggest takeaway from last week’s suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran — and it delivers important messages to the ayatollah, his terror proxies, the Iranian people and Washington policymakers.

Haniyeh’s killing while under maximum protection by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tells Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, that Israel has deeply infiltrated the ayatollah’s intelligence and security establishment. Furthermore, unlike in previous years, Israel is now prepared to use its power to strike the Islamic Republic at the highest levels within Iran.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Iran
KEYWORDS: advantage; iran; think; weaker
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Thoughts? Concerns?
1 posted on 08/14/2024 10:57:55 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Iran won’t attack Israel IMO

They want Harris to win

Any attack will just cause more chaos over there
I also expect a Hamas cease fire soon for the same reason


2 posted on 08/14/2024 11:00:30 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“It’s time to take advantage” = it’s time to dupe the American people into another $$multi trillion war


3 posted on 08/14/2024 11:01:58 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Are these 2 ass hat authors going over there to show us how it’s done?


4 posted on 08/14/2024 11:03:36 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The neocons have wanted open war with Iran for years. They are very bitter that Trump stopped their air attack on Iran after they shot down a drone. The Pentagram and Bolton were enraged.
They think they need to get it going before Trump returns to office.
Now they want to attack Iran because they think that will help their Ukrainian war against Russia.


5 posted on 08/14/2024 11:03:49 AM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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Yeah! Let’s send American troops there!


6 posted on 08/14/2024 11:04:08 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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We have just about the worst history of meddling with the weaknesses of Iran I could ever think of. I think keeping the involvement of Americans should be limited to their proxies and sources of revenues outside their borders.

75 years of failed and stupid involvement in Iran's domestic affairs speaks for itself. Let's not go there.

7 posted on 08/14/2024 11:04:38 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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The Jews liberate the Iranian people from tyrants, what a headline.


8 posted on 08/14/2024 11:06:25 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: blackdog

My retort to these two REMFs: America is far weaker than they could ever imagine. Let’s start cleaning our own house.


9 posted on 08/14/2024 11:07:21 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!s)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Neocon foolishness


10 posted on 08/14/2024 11:09:09 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅 MAGADONIAN ⚔️ )
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“Thoughts?”

Saeed Ghasseminejad (Lindsey Graham) and Richard Goldberg (John Bolton).


11 posted on 08/14/2024 11:09:13 AM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: PGR88

Yes I notice they offer no actual suggestions as to how “taking advantage” will occur. No talk about restoring the Trump sanctions that had Iran on its back a few years ago. Just missiles and targeted assassinations and such. All well and good but when US or Israel offs one terrorist, up pops another.


12 posted on 08/14/2024 11:09:19 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Let’s go for it. We’re never going to get a rid of carbon emissions unless if we can force gas to cost 7 dollars a gallon.


13 posted on 08/14/2024 11:10:34 AM PDT by MNDude
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I remember when the Ukraine was thought to be weak.


14 posted on 08/14/2024 11:11:10 AM PDT by xp38
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Time for Biden to give Iran another $ 6 Billion in cash.


15 posted on 08/14/2024 11:12:33 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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Khamenei realizes that in the past year the President of Iran (aka the butcher of Tehran) and his enterogue, more senior Revolutionary Guard leaders and officers, numerous Hamas leaders in Gaza and within Iran have all been targeted and eliminated. Khamenei looks around at his comfortable surroundings and has despite the rhetoric and bluster has decided those virgins in paradise will just have to wait.


16 posted on 08/14/2024 11:13:13 AM PDT by allendale
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"Thoughts?”

Saeed Ghasseminejad (Lindsey Graham) and Richard Goldberg (John Bolton).

11 posted on 8/14/2024, 1:09:13 PM by Mr. N. Wolfe

Perfect assessment. I think we've been manipulated for way too long by the folks Eisenhower warned us of 75 years ago. As a matter of fact, I am less afraid of Iran, North Korea, Russia, than I am of our own State Department.

17 posted on 08/14/2024 11:16:12 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“in sharp contrast to the United States — despite a larger economy and military — which runs away from confrontation with Tehran due to an irrational fear of escalation.”

We run away from confrontation with Iran because Obama and Jarret consider Iran a friend.


18 posted on 08/14/2024 11:17:28 AM PDT by nhbob1
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Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran.

Paging Trey Gowdy and Judge Jeanine.

Yes let’s continue to meddle in the affairs of others.


19 posted on 08/14/2024 11:27:14 AM PDT by Rural_Michigan
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Iranian(Persian) women are hot.


20 posted on 08/14/2024 11:28:38 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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