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Europe is screwing Americans? That is rich. You started this fucking war you....

• trimethylpurine 6mo ago
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  • ElProlactin 6mo ago
    It's funny your link starts in 1979. Perhaps you should read about what the US did in Iran before that. Here's a teaser: in 1953, the US and UK instigated a coup that overthrew the Prime Minister of Iran. The goal: keep Iran from nationalizing British oil interests. The coup put the country in the hands of the Shah, who was basically a pro-Western dictator. In 1957, the Shah set up SAVAK, which was basically secret police. Per Wikipedia: > According to a declassified CIA memo citing a classified U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee report, the CIA played a significant role in establishing SAVAK, providing both funding and training. The organization became notorious for its extensive surveillance, repression, and torture of political dissidents. The Shah used SAVAK to arrest, imprison, exile, and torture his opponents, leading to widespread public resentment. This discontent was leveraged by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then in exile, to build popular support for his Islamic philosophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAVAK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAVAK Two wrongs don't make a right but the US is by no stretch an innocent victim of post-revolution Iran. And now it appears the US is looking for a second bite of a poison apple.
    • trimethylpurine 6mo ago
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      • ElProlactin 6mo ago
        > But America has tried to make peace with Iran for 40 years. It's insane that you probably actually believe this. Go read up about the Iran-Iraq War. The US has had no interest in making peace with Iran.
        • trimethylpurine 6mo ago
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