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paleotn

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35. Iraq didn't. Nor did Afghanistan.

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:21 PM

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I get your wish, but no offense, it's more than a bit naive. The real world rarely works like that. You sure all Iranians hate the regime? Not hardly. And would any of them be any better? Perhaps not. We sometimes have a very bad habit of America-morphizing other cultures. They don't work like ours. Two Dubya wars should have taught all of us that.

I'm reminded of the Marine colonel in Full Metal Jacket who thought inside every (inset ethnic slur) is an American trying to get out. No. There isn't.

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