Iran's Grim Economy Limits Its Willingness to Confront the US -- NYT

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  1. jay runner

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    US been tucking tail and afraid for too long.
     
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    Same can be said about Iran. They accepted US presence in the region far too long.

    Fun fact, USA has no place in the middle east. Its good they get some heat now.

    US presence had nothing but negative aspects in the region. In Syria it fueled and prolonged a war. In Iraq it caused constant destabilisation.
     
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    I agree. The US should leave not only the ME, but Europe, completely, and leave them both to their own devices unless they mess with the US.
     
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    Not just that. The US should also leave Asia and South America.

    What we need is a cull back of evry US tentacle in the world.
     
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    You can’t do that when tens of millions of American voters have vital spiritual interests in the Holy Land.
     
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    I agree. Let China rule it all with no American blood shed, unless they come here or interfere with trade.
     
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    Chinese influence in most instances is by far not as rotten and devastating than US influence
     
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    That, Sobo, I agree with.
     
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    That is worrisome, like what happen in Iraq before the reason why the war coalition was formed because of the reason that Iraq possess WMD allegedly. It's better if Iran does not have and I could even say that the EU will prevent a war against Iran, I suppose.
     
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    I think we are just wiser now, making the old west style of culture a passe.
     
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    Europe and the Arab nations will not allow us to invade Iran.
     
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    Should have happened after WWI.
    America had no business invading Europe in 1945 or bombing Japan.
    Nor does America have any right to attack Islamists like ISIS or Al Quaeda.
    The world would live in peace without America - Tojo, Hitler, Stalin and
    Osama bin Laden wanted nothing more than there to be peace.
     
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    Funny, all then 4 you named were heavily funded from UsA.

    You are like the firefighter who lays fires.
     
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    Yes, America was fighting Hitler and secretly funding him as well.
    I wonder why the USA didn't just give squadrons of B-29's and one
    of the early atomic weapons too.
    I wonder if America could have just given Japan half the new carriers
    they were producing instead of handing over worthless cash.
    And I wonder why America didn't warn bin Laden they were about
    to kill him - that way they could save his life too.

    Frankly, none of this makes sense.
     
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    Dude, Hitler was heavily funded from USA in the 30th. His biggest sponsor was Ford, who even got a medal for that in 1938.

    bin Laden was trained from USA to fight the Soviets. He was your guy in Afghanistan.

    The ignorance of americans always is amazing.
     
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    And you remember it because you graduated not long ago I suppose, If ppl speak Farsi I'll call them Persians Like Hebrew to Hebrews, ofc if it upsets ppl I got no problem to call them whatever they prefer.
     
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    I don’t know about them submitting, but crippling their economy will at least limit the evil they can do.
     

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