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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Iran 'obliteration' talk is 'doing the work of the mullahs for them': retired admiral
Published 11 mins ago on June 22, 2019 By Matthew Chapman
On Saturday, Rear Adm. John Kirby, former Pentagon Press Secretary, told CNN that while he supported President Donald Trumps attempts to get to the negotiating table, he believes those efforts are likely to be even less successful that Trumps negotiations with North Korea.
There are some similarities seeing play out with Iran to what we saw play out with North Korea, said anchor Victor Blackwell. You know, fire and fury, I want to talk, I dont want war, but my button is bigger than yours. You remember, we heard that during 2017. But the Ayatollah is not Kim Jong-Un. Rouhani is not Kim Jong-Un. Iran is not Kim Jong-Un. Iran is not North Korea. Is there any part of the North Korea playbook to get to talks, not to the eventual end of getting them to abandon their nuclear enrichment or even ballistic missiles, that works for Iran? Anything from the North Korean playbook that works for that country?
Id be careful trying to compare the two, said Kirby. Theyre completely two different regimes run by two completely different autocrats. And in fact, in Iran, its a theocracy, its religious-based. Id be careful to try to pick and choose one or the other. But I think the presidents instincts to want to talk, theyre good. Now he just has to find a way to get the Iranians to the table, and right now, I dont see a way to do that in the year and a half he has left in office. My gut is the Iranians are going to try to wait him out.
We need to understand, unlike Kim Jong-Un, its not only an autocratic government, its led by one guy, in Iran, its not a monolithic yes, the Supreme Leader runs, from a religious perspective, he runs the country, but theres an elected government under President Rouhani, and theres great tension between the religious right and the civil elected government, Rouhanis more moderate government, said Kirby. And in some ways, President Trump with all his bellicosity and all his obliteration talk, all hes doing is doing the work of the mullahs for them.
About a month ago, Victor, a Revolutionary Guard commander said that he whos calling for calling for regime change in his own country. In other words, he wanted Rouhani out, said Kirby. So I think the Iranians, particularly Rouhani, are willing to wait Trump out here for 18 months. I find it very difficult to see how hes going to get them to the table.
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Trump's Iran 'obliteration' talk is 'doing the work of the mullahs for them': retired admiral (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jun 2019
OP
as trump/USA ramps up the war talk, its forcing the pro-democratic movement in Iran to step back
beachbum bob
Jun 2019
#1
Best thing for the US and everyone else: Fall back to the Nuke Treaty. Trumpy eats crow.
Eyeball_Kid
Jun 2019
#2
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)1. as trump/USA ramps up the war talk, its forcing the pro-democratic movement in Iran to step back
as nothing unites a country more than threats by a bully country/leader
Eyeball_Kid
(7,429 posts)2. Best thing for the US and everyone else: Fall back to the Nuke Treaty. Trumpy eats crow.
But it will never happen. So we won't get what we need. To hell with Trumpy's ego. He's a baby.