I have to admit that imposing sanctions on a country recognized as a bad actor in regional or international affairs is appealing. Let's punish the bastards and make them change their evil ways! But have you thought about who really gets hurt? And if sanctions actually work? Let’s use Iran...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Calls For Regime Change in Iran
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human right lawyer and the first Muslim woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, is calling for regime change in her home country. "Reform is useless in Iran," Ebadi said in an April 5 interview published at BloombergView. It's the first time the prominent dissident...
If Bolton Starts a War With Iran, It Will Be Much Worse Than Iraq
With John Bolton joining the White House as President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, risk of the U.S. going to war with Iran has increased to levels not seen since Dick Cheney was vice president. Bolton and Cheney were both architects of the Iraq war, a war that Bolton...