Iranian Ship Sinks

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TedKennedy

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Obviously a diplomatic result would be preferable to conflict. But it might be naive to think this would be successful when dealing with dictators & leaders of terrorist nations. They kill without any moral compass. These types of killers do see diplomacy as a weakness and use it against us to stall & grow stronger.

We instilled a dictator in Iran in 1953. Up until 1979 we were ok with him brutalizing his own people and living fat as long as our oil companies got what they wanted.

Now we're going to take the moral high ground?
 

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We instilled a dictator in Iran in 1953. Up until 1979 we were ok with him brutalizing his own people and living fat as long as our oil companies got what they wanted.

Now we're going to take the moral high ground?

I never said we were perfect, just the best country ever who did more good & helped more people than any other. Of course we have done some immoral things, as has every country. But to compare our history to evil dictatorships is absurd. IMHO, anyone who thinks we are morally comparable to Nazi Germany, Korea, Iran, or any other oppressive regime is historically illiterate.
 

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Obviously a diplomatic result would be preferable to conflict. But it might be naive to think this would be successful when dealing with dictators & leaders of terrorist nations. They kill without any moral compass. These types of killers do see diplomacy as a weakness and use it against us to stall & grow stronger.
The guy you were replying to is not naive but willfully ignorant. I’m starting to think he is a Democrat with no life that just comes here to troll
 

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I never said we were perfect, just the best country ever who did more good & helped more people than any other. Of course we have done some immoral things, as has every country. But to compare our history to evil dictatorships is absurd. IMHO, anyone who thinks we are morally comparable to Nazi Germany, Korea, Iran, or any other oppressive regime is historically illiterate.

Let's stick to Iran, shall we?

We kept the shah in power. He, by his own admission imprisoned, tortured and executed political prisoners.

How he stacks up against Joe Stalin or Pol Pot is irrelevant - WE kept him in power.
 
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