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I think they probably like having an GDP 25x larger than North Korea's. Gets a lot harder to export your products around the world when you're squared off again

by jt_b 1y ago

I think they probably like having an GDP 25x larger than North Korea's. Gets a lot harder to export your products around the world when you're squared off against the US.

MichaelZuo 1y ago
How does that follow?
- sebmellen 1y ago
  We don’t need to occupy Iran to absolutely decimate their economic output.
  - riffraff 1y ago
    What else are you going to do? Iran has been sanctioned by the US for decades. Can you really sell "we'll be bombing civilians for years"?
seanmcdirmid 1y ago
They still trade oil with China, that is as much as the rest of the world they need. Of course, getting trade overland is a bit more difficult than by boat which is mostly cut off during a war.