Thank goodness Donald Trump is president because he is taking down Iran's mullah regime with minimum ordnance.
The Financial Times reported, "Troubles are mounting in Iran. Its currency, the rial, has lost more than half its value against the dollar on unofficial markets this year and inflation is soaring. Even middle-class Iranians are struggling to get by, with food prices rising and reported fuel shortages in some cities. Sporadic anti-government demonstrations are continuing.
"Worse, the economic pressure on the country is set to mount. The U.S. government last week reinstated economic sanctions that had been waived as part of the Iran nuclear deal of 2015."
This is not how the last four presidents handled world affairs. They favored no-fly zones and the like.
President Trump is trying soft power, and it has worked in North Korea. Iran seems headed down the same path.
The Financial Times wrote, "President Donald Trump’s offer to Tehran of unconditional talks suggests that the diplomatic path has not been totally cut off. Iran will be extremely reluctant to make further concessions on the nuclear issue and is unlikely to abandon its regional allies in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. But mounting economic pressure and domestic discontent could yet force a reassessment. An Iran that was prepared to concentrate on vital domestic reforms rather than its regional ambitions would offer a better future to its people."
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Prediction: The Mullahs are gone by October.
ReplyDeleteIf not sooner. Read some Iranian ex-pat comments on another blog.He said end of August...TG
"An Iran that was prepared to concentrate on vital domestic reforms rather than its regional ambitions would offer a better future to its people."
ReplyDeleteWell, that seems very practical. They had a ton of money they could have used on that "domestic reforms" thingy (compliments of a certain obozo guy) but, alas, chose to go with armaments to kill Israli's instead. "Reform" - whether domestic or governmental - is not in Iran's cards. It's not even on their radar screens. This will not end like Korea. These guys are Persians and will lie, steal, cheat, and kill to get it their way. I hope the Saudi's are on board with us here. There's gonna be shooting before it's tamped down.
"These guys are Persians and will lie, steal, cheat, and kill to get it their way."
DeleteSo, they're Democrats.
Don, we should call this - "the Iran nuclear deal of 2015" - by its real name, the Obama Iran gift of 2015.
ReplyDeleteBucky
Look at how the weak man runs his staff:
ReplyDeleteTrump: "Omarosa, what's going on? I just saw on the news that you're thinking about leaving? What happened?”
Omarosa: “General Kelly — General Kelly came to me and said that you guys wanted me to leave.”
Trump: “No... I, I - Nobody even told me about it.”
Omarosa: “Wow.”
Trump: “You know they run a big operation, but I didn't know it. I didn't know that. Goddamn it. I don't love you leaving at all."
Such a fraud. And you gobble it all down. Can't even fire a harmless reality "star". You know "they" run a big operation. Too funny. Quick better have someone fire Peter Strzok--the weak little man needs a distraction.
She can put up the "tape" any time.
DeleteIf not, she, and you, need to shut up.
Omarosa's in big trouble. national security and all that. plus she's likely made an enemy of Gen. Kelly..
DeleteShe's toast..TG
Does making meaningless comments that nobody reads give you some sort of sad satisfaction? I feel sorry for you.
DeleteI'll bet money this tape she keeps talking about is never released.
DeleteI read that some of the Kurdish outfits have been attacking the Iranian revolutionary Guards IN IRAN and have been putting a hurting on them. - Elric
ReplyDeleteThat's a very old maxim, going back to the American and French Revolutions.
ReplyDeleteAnon, the intelligent-sounding one, probably has it right.
ReplyDeleteThe mullahs either hop a plane to Paris like Bani-Sadr 29 years ago, or make sure the plot is paid for.
Oh, and how can Iran be short on fuel? Chavez isn’t dead, friends...his sick, twisted soul lives on in the mullahs.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ed - didn’t know that.
ReplyDeleteI've been following Hashmat Alivi on twitter. The pictures and ground reports from Iran are very interesting.
ReplyDeleteYes they are.
DeleteI think the Mullahs have more sense than Maxine Waters and know they are going down. I would hate for them to meet with PDJT as that might legitimize them. Iran needs regime change. Totally different than North Korea.
If they do meet with PDT, it will be to set up an exit strategy.
Delete"I've been following Hashmat Alavi on twitter."
DeleteIt's noticeable that the MSM doesn't cover these issues well at all. Too busy with the Big Stories like 2 scoops of ice cream consumed by the President.
JimNorCal
Alavi
ReplyDeleteTrucker's on going strike. they are doing what they said can't be done..
ReplyDelete-sound familar? TG.
Hopefully the Iranian people will rise up and overthrow the mullahs, the sooner the better.
ReplyDeleteJust finished watching the HBO special "The Final Year", about the last year of the reign of Obozo. They spent nearly half the documentary on how hard they were working on their precious "Iran deal". There are a lot of Obozo-worshippers crying in their beer right now because of how Trump is grinding the mullahs into the dust.
If you watch it, fast-forward to the last 17 minutes, while Obozo and his minions watch the 2016 election results come in. Very nice indeed!
I'd love to watch it, but just can't pay one single penny to that "Bill Maher outfit".
DeleteIf the bragging of the Iranian government on receiving the money from the Obama Admin is nation wide, yet the people are suffering, that may be enough to start the slide to another Green Revolution as in 2009. This time we will have a President who will take the side of the Iranian people.
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