David Mitchell Mar 3

I hear the term “regime change” tossed about with dismaying ease, as if it’s as simple as changing the sheets or something. So, for the sake of all operating in the same reality:

1. “Regime change” is an act of war and a violation of long-standing international law FOR GOOD REASON.
2. This hasn’t stopped the US (and other major powers) over the the last 70 years
3. The track record of “regime change” is abysmal, leading almost inevitably to more human suffering, and less stability in the long term
4. The current (terrible) regime in Iran is a *direct result* of previous “regime change” meddling

#USPol #cdnPoli #iran #RegimeChange

Show threadDavid Mitchell Mar 3

It is completely unclear what these numpties think “regime change” even means (it seems to me that they don’t either).

Does it mean taking out a prominent leader (who was 86 and likely to die soon anyway), or the wholesale replacement of the entire government structure? The first doesn’t change the country much at all… Khamenei didn’t slaughter thousands of protesters with his own hands, his underlings are quite capable of staying on course. The second means reinventing government from the ground up, on the fly, by inexperienced people, leaving the nation vulnerable to the risk of a takeover to radical partisans… which is how the people of Iran ended up in the current pickle to begin with.

#USPol #cdnPoli #iran #RegimeChange

Show threadMJ MuseMar 4
@DavidM_yeg it means taking out old dictator and replace him with his younger son who is even worse.
Show threadRoger Ap Gwillian
@MJmusicinears @DavidM_yeg
Which dictator? The dead one, or the brain dead one?
Mar 4 at 7:17amWeb
Show threadMJ MuseMar 4
@ausgroucho @DavidM_yeg there's lots of dictators to go 'round