Kalen Dion

Everybody’s talking about how our president got fucked in Iran. How we spent all of this money. How we lost military installations across the Middle East. How they reopened a strait that was already open. How the nuclear deal they ended up with was worse than the one that already existed.

On the surface… it looks like the administration got completely shafted.

Unless…

This is exactly what they wanted.

Do any of you remember what was happening in Iran before we got involved in this military conflict?

They were in the middle of a revolution. Led by women. Their currency had crashed. Their leader was reportedly dying of cancer. Nearly 80% of the population wanted the government overthrown. By almost every metric, the Islamic Republic of Iran looked like it was on its way out.

Now the revolution is over. Their government is more secure than it was. Their currency is stronger. The sanctions against them are weaker. And many of the military installations in the region that could keep them in check are gone.

If you look at America’s military actions in the Middle East and Central America over the last hundred years, you’ll see a pattern. We overthrow democracies and install dictators. A dictator is easier to control than an entire parliament.

So maybe the president really did get the shaft.

Or maybe this is exactly what he wanted.

One thing is certain…

The people of the United States and the people of Iran both got completely fucked over.

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