Money means nothing to religious fanatics. They don't live in the modern world.

Author: Curly1918 (18293 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 1:27 pm on Aug 25, 2026

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We should have been smuggling weapons into the Iranian resistance before we every launched an attack.

I'm not sure we've done this ever.

Replies to: “Money means nothing to religious fanatics. They don't live in the modern world.”

Operation Economic Outcast (economic D-Day) will achieve what Operation Epic Fury failed to achieve— - Eli - 12:55am 8/25/26 (25) [View All]
- Money means nothing to religious fanatics. They don't live in the modern world. - Curly1918 - 1:27pm 8/25/26
  - Of course we did. Google MEK, for one. [NT] - Chris94 - 4:17pm 8/25/26
  - Isn't that what the Iran Contra scandal was about? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:17pm 8/25/26
    - Not even close [NT] - Chris94 - 4:16pm 8/25/26
- Is this sarcasm? - Chris94 - 2:24am 8/25/26
  - Should we ease sanctions on North Korea because their people are starving? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:02am 8/25/26
    - Why not? The sanctions have utterly failed. - Chris94 - 12:46pm 8/25/26
      - Russia too? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:46pm 8/25/26
  - To my knowledge this time is different. I could be wrong. For the record I’ll admit it if I’m wrong. - Eli - 3:32am 8/25/26
    - Uh…more sarcasm? - Chris94 - 3:49am 8/25/26
      - Stop changing my point. I didn’t say Iran is democratic. I said one part of its government, i .e. - Eli - 4:30am 8/25/26
        
        No part of the Iranian government is democratic - Chris94 - 12:45pm 8/25/26
        
        Almost every country has undemocratic institutions and unelected institutions have substantial power - Eli - 3:35pm 8/25/26
        
        Stop. You’d be embarrassing yourself, if you had any self-awareness. [NT] - Chris94 - 4:15pm 8/25/26
        
        In fairness to Eli, he thinks Russia is democratic [NT] - Domer From Hell - 2:30pm 8/25/26
      - Those are all reasons we should hope for liberation of the Iranian people. - iairishcheeks - 4:04am 8/25/26
        
        There has been no sign of revolt or even protest since the war started - Chris94 - 12:43pm 8/25/26
        
        Iranian regime is like Hamas. The harm of war/sanctions to their people is perceived as a good thing [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:00pm 8/25/26
- Iran will break any deal before the midterms. Their goal is to get Dems in power. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:02am 8/25/26
  - We can’t win long military war with Iran, but we can win long economic war with them. Iran - Eli - 1:27am 8/25/26
    - The Dems will remove the sanctions, apologize and send them pallets of cash. - Curly1918 - 1:29pm 8/25/26
      - That is the Iranian angle....appeal to their allies. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:59pm 8/25/26
      - If a Democrat is elected POTUS, that seems like the inevitable outcome. - NedoftheHill - 2:02pm 8/25/26
    - When a regime has a stranglehold on their people, the only real way to remove them is to go in and - BaronVonZemo - 2:26am 8/25/26
    - Like one that takes 47 years, maybe? - Chris94 - 2:25am 8/25/26

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