re: Bolton giddy over prospects of war with Iran????

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Iran is a threat because they are really good at asymmetrical warfare, and they do a great job of working with groups with whom they have a historical and religious association.

No one likes to say this, but Iran's geopolitical interests would remain the same whether the Shah or the Mullahs or a democratic government were in power. In fact, the security apparatus of the Iranian state was an example of one institution that was carried over into the new post-revolutionary state. The Shah also had a secret police.

I'm in favor of confronting Iran, but I'm not willing to use American forces to do so. If the Israelis and the Saudis are so desperate to confront Iran, then they should do it themselves, with their own soldiers.

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