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[–]Arkansas 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

iran is openly hostile to the us, it makes sense to contain a threat

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The US is far more openly hostile to Iran than the other way around.

The US overthrew the Iranian government and installed their own in 1954, which lasted until the revolution in 1979. Iran has never even gotten close to overthrowing the US government. The US is the belligerent in this situation, not Iran. That much is quite clear just from the historical context.

[–]Arkansas 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

you don't have to coup the us government to be a threat

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, but my point is one is clearly far more of a "threat" than the other one based on the history. The idea Iran is the only bad guy in this situation is just silly.

[–]Arkansas 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i didn't say they were