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Thousands of Iranians returned to the streets of Tehran on Monday in response to the significant devaluation of the country's currency, the rial, which is disrupting business by driving up the cost of imports.
"Death to Palestine," "Help us, not Gaza," and "Leave Syria alone and deal with Iran," protesters shouted, calling on the Iranian regime to invest in its own economy rather than interfering in other spheres throughout the Middle East.
The demonstrations indicate widespread anger at the regime for spending billions of dollars on regional proxy wars and supporting terrorist groups, instead of investing it on the the struggling economy at home.
In recent years, Iran has provided financial aid to Palestinian terror groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Shiite militias in Iraq.
originally posted by: Whoisjohngalt
This playbook is getting predictable. Support and give aid to an insurrection until it gets to the point where you can interfere on their behalf for "humanitarian reasons". Georgia, Ukraine, Libya, Syria. Come on world. Already seen this movie.
Hopefully they didnt all get murdered like last time the iranians protested. Fingers crossed, maybe something will come of this and the ayatollah will end up getting the ol' "Qaddafi checkup"
originally posted by: Whoisjohngalt
a reply to: SailorJerry
Philosophically, I agree.
As someone who still has two years in the IRR, and neglected to take advantage of the opportunity to get fat, I still agree and dont want to see world war three start.
If I were the guy in charge of running the real life game of RISK though..... id say the chance to knock out THE shiite stronghold would be pretty tempting.
Iran has a problem. Or rather, the religion-driven dictatorship has a problem. Iran's population has expanded, so there is a demographic of young and educated young men (women don't count in Iran) who get sod-all out of the old formula touted by the autocrats. They want meaningful livelihoods, more social freedoms and (let's face it) they want less of the repression.
Iranians Protest Dwindling Economy, Shout 'Death To Palestine"
originally posted by: Zcustosmorum
Did I miss the protests in the US over them arming jihadists in Syria?
And it is totally hilarious that people can think a protest march by some constitutes the feeling of everyone
The thing that threatens religion is education and social freedom. Iran just needs to look at the secular West. What all these Iranians want is social freedom, jobs and stuff like that. At some point it's only logical that the intransigence of one side will lead to friction and conflict.
originally posted by: SailorJerry
originally posted by: Zcustosmorum
Did I miss the protests in the US over them arming jihadists in Syria?
And it is totally hilarious that people can think a protest march by some constitutes the feeling of everyone
LoLoLOL I Know right, thousands of protesters in a country where they know they can be shot dead for doing so gather in the streets of the capital of their country.
Oh man, how stupid to think the consequences are the same as everywhere else
oh wait....
originally posted by: SailorJerry
originally posted by: Whoisjohngalt
a reply to: SailorJerry
Philosophically, I agree.
As someone who still has two years in the IRR, and neglected to take advantage of the opportunity to get fat, I still agree and dont want to see world war three start.
If I were the guy in charge of running the real life game of RISK though..... id say the chance to knock out THE shiite stronghold would be pretty tempting.
Yeah i can understand that
Its just really hard for me to advocate getting in the middle of another conflict.
Maybe this is the one we SHOULD have, leaving all the others behind. Maybe this is the point we would be justified in helping REALLY liberate a people but.
At what point do you do so much damage , youre damned if you do and damned if you dont.
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
originally posted by: SailorJerry
originally posted by: Zcustosmorum
Did I miss the protests in the US over them arming jihadists in Syria?
And it is totally hilarious that people can think a protest march by some constitutes the feeling of everyone
LoLoLOL I Know right, thousands of protesters in a country where they know they can be shot dead for doing so gather in the streets of the capital of their country.
Oh man, how stupid to think the consequences are the same as everywhere else
oh wait....
What is stupid is thinking you have a handle on what's going on there based on your media consumption......
originally posted by: dragonridr
a reply to: SailorJerry
Hamas wants to overthrow the syrian government and support rebels fighting against the regime. HAMAS is a sunni group the only reason Iran supported them was there dislike if Israel. However that attitude is slowly changing and some in Iran see Isreal as a possible friend against Saudi Arabia.
And Israel is playing on this new found love or trying to any way.
www.standard.co.uk...
originally posted by: SailorJerry
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
originally posted by: SailorJerry
originally posted by: Zcustosmorum
Did I miss the protests in the US over them arming jihadists in Syria?
And it is totally hilarious that people can think a protest march by some constitutes the feeling of everyone
LoLoLOL I Know right, thousands of protesters in a country where they know they can be shot dead for doing so gather in the streets of the capital of their country.
Oh man, how stupid to think the consequences are the same as everywhere else
oh wait....
What is stupid is thinking you have a handle on what's going on there based on your media consumption......
Haaretz (egyptian)
Aljazeera
yep just my media consumption, nothing from the region.
Maybe next time just do a google search before spouting off, care to country with anything to refute what I posted?
Or just an attack against the Poster with nothing else to back up your claim, i mean, at least I did