Comment by drnick1
4 days ago
Iran isn't convincing anyone. It's a rogue terrorist state that has pissed off all of its neighbors by launching missiles at them and harassing their ships in international waters. The country is sinking, inflation and unemployment are rampant, its currency is worthless, but the mullahs will do whatever it takes to stay in power.
The US side of the bargain was that we can protect you, period.
I think its pretty clear to everybody now that we cannot protect you if your enemies are:
- sufficiently crazy
- willing to spend $1 attacking for every $50 we spend "defending"
It's now a very different kind of bargain.