Trump should now craft a solidarity strategy for Iran and help the Iranian people transition to democracy.https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-08/iran-nuclear-deal-s-end-frees-trump-to-fight-for-iranian-freedom …
Honest question, Eli: Trump doesn't respect democracy in this country. His favorite "allies" are autocrats. Why do you think he wants democracy anywhere else if he doesn't want it here?
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I don’t know, but this is what I think the policy should be. And American presidents are capable of inconsistency and hypocrisy. I think it’s just as important btw for US civil society to support Iranian civil society
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OK. And if Trump replaces the Mullahs with even more corrupt even more authoritarian people, the likes of which he prefers to ally with? What will you do then?
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Again, read my column. I say explicitly America cannot choose Iran’s leaders. There is a democracy movement in Iran right now. They despise the regime. I say let’s help them.
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Getting Trump to help with Iran is like getting a golden retriever to help with math homework.
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Unless what you mean by democracy is regime change
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I am a tad squinty-eyed about the underlying assumption that Trump has the capacity to "craft" anything cogent. Let alone such an effort as the one proposed.
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Exactly. Any possible allies in this mission to democratize Iran would include autocratic Gulf States.
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Anyone who thinks Trump is acting in the interests of democracy, or of peace, or of the USA is sadly mistaken.
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Are you really expecting an honest answer from a charlatan like Eli Lake?
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