Via @lrozen, a tweet that speaks to a profound truth:https://twitter.com/GerardAraud/status/576894505162526720 …
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5. Even a genuinely democratic & pluralist Iranian regime would be loath to completely give up nuclear program.
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@HeerJeet Iran would be stupid to give it up. It's a peaceful program, but they should be able to slap bomb together at moments notice.
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@HeerJeet can but not always. See Germany and Japan post ww2 for example. -
@MPAVictoria In that case change came from changing world situation: fear of communism made German/Japanese elite join Western allaince - Show replies
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@HeerJeet of course Iran is not Germany. And Obama is not Chamberlain.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet That was the thesis of my high school debate team's case in 1967: Enemy was Russia, not USSR. -
@MichaelMcGough3@HeerJeet Expansionism and aggression has been a Russian characteristic for a thousand years.
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@HeerJeet Iraq is an interesting counterexamples. Going from Sunni dominance to Shiite has changed its regional role.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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