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Sylvia weiss's avatar

The argument Gordon is making to reach a nuclear deal with Iran is similar to the one made to allow China into the WTO. Membership in the organization has actually helped China acquire power and fund its military. It certainly has had no positive impact on the population or on the regime; in fact, it has strengthened the regime.

Instead of learning from the West's mistake in allowing China to join the organization, Biden and Obama are repeating the same mistakes with Iran. The policies they pursued have empowered Iran. Is it possible that they believe an Iran in control of the Middle East will lead to peace in the region? Can they be so clueless and naive about the nature of the regime? Do they really think that Iran will abide by any agreement it makes with the U.S.?

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Jonathan L Becker's avatar

There seem to be a whole class of elites with Ivy League professorships and PhD‘s who have no idea how the hard countries and the hard people view the world. we have Neville Chamberlain, instead of Winston Churchill.

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