Iran is the Graveyard of American Hegemony

[quintessentone]

Freedom

Ah yes, the 'ole "freedom for me but not for you" schtick.

[Oldcarpy2]

Hmm… I’m thinking of a couple answers…

Lesser importance:

If a critical mass refused to recognize the authority of nation states.

Greater importance:

It only takes one person to truly break the program.  That is what my handle is about.  Monk Mode Forever.

Oh.  Anarchy then, is it?

[ARM1968]

Anarchy, like all ‘systems’, because it is one, would collapse under its own weight back in to order and the very thing it was supposed to fight against.

[MonkMode]

Ah yes, the 'ole "freedom for me but not for you" schtick.

Who are me and you?

[MonkMode]

Oh.  Anarchy then, is it?

Don’t know.  Just want all nation states to fail.  Let the chips fall where they may…

[Astyanax]

Don’t know.  Just want all nation states to fail.  Let the chips fall where they may…

Help us understand your position.

Why do you want all nation-states to fail?

What do you think could do the job they do better?

[Astyanax]

Just want all nation states to fail.

Five days and still no reply.

     I know that you saw me
     'Cause I looked up to see
     Your face

Poor old Monky.

[chr0naut]

You see a decline in America as a superpower? Unless im misunderstanding decadent hegemony. America and israel not only took out a country's leadership they took out the entire meeting deciding the future leadership and did it without a single known boot on the ground. Where is the decadent hegemony? The only miscalculation I can see is that the Iranian government would take it lying down after they did it. Instead, Iran irrationally hit everything in the entire area with all they had and it was nothing. Iran is probably having a civil war as we speak.

My main questions if you'd be so kind:

What specifically was irrational that you witnessed recently?
What miscalculations in the conflict have you personally calculated? 
Where is the evidence of decadent hegemony or is it wishful thinking?

Really? Then who is fighting back?

It looks like there was already robust succession planning in place in Iran.

[chr0naut]

The only real concern is the cost of American weapons to keep Iran contained and the ballistic missiles under Yazd mountain.  

Funny the same people are ignoring that Iran is putting the squeeze on the west with only one little straight.  And Iran is killing people in their own country longing for better human rights in the tens of thousands.  What do the same people think was going to happen with Iran and the west if Iran got working nuclear warheads to on ballistic missiles.  It’s like people want Iran to win and don’t realize Iran winning would be getting nuclear weapons and blackmailing the world as a supporter of terrorism.

Letting Iran get nukes didn’t leave room for very favorable opinions.  I find it odd the same countries complaining about Trump were also many of the same countries willing to pay tribute to Muslim pirates in the 1800’s instead of actually dealing with the problem.

There are a couple of militarily belligerent rogue states that are already nuclear armed, and are fighting protracted wars that they thought that they would quickly win, and the only option they have is to escalate before they consume all their expensive weapons and delivery systems.

[chr0naut]

In regards to the suez crisis, *I think thats what you meant* the U.S. chose a diplomatic route in that and put pressure on Britain, France, and Israel while Russia threatened them and they withdrew from Egypt. Egypt didn't fight on its own and not only that the U.S. has had several diplomatic talks with Iran, and even Venezuela, countries are drawing lines in the sand and can't cash their checks when they try to check America but America can cash it apparently right up in their front door of their own homes. *Venezuela got president-napped*

How many times does one try diplomacy before using the stick?

One does not stop. The price of peace is eternal vigilance.