Was Ron Paul America's Last Hope?

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
hahahahahahahaha a state that sponsors terrorism? It’s not like we the USA bombed innocent civilians in Iraq? Did we do that for strategic gain or because we sponsor terrorism? Just be quite and have a seat [/quote]

I’m surprised you haven’t join ISIS yet. You seem like their type of recruit. [/quote]

Yes of course. The guy that preaches peace and diplomacy and doesn’t have a thirst for blood seems like their perfect recruit. I want no war. I don’t want children to be bombed, fathers taken away from their families, inflation, debt, enslavement etc. [/quote]

No one wants children to be bombed, fathers to be taken away from their families, enslavement, etc… We don’t always get what we want.

Blood thirsty, you really have no clue kid. [/quote]

Then enlighten the youth. I’m all ears. you keep spewing all this rhetoric without any substance. Just give me an idea of how ‘dangerous’ they really are. [/quote]

Smh… I haven’t spewed any rhetoric unless you count Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, which they clearly are.

I don’t believe Iran is a threat to the continental United States at this very moment. They are a threat to our allies in the region and they are a threat to regional stability, which could very quickly become a problem for us. [/quote]

Regional stability? Iraq is very stable oh wait… Allies? that’s plural so you must mean more than one. One ally I can think of is Israel. The only other one I can think of are the Saudis to which both you and I don’t benefit in the slightest. Who do you think is funding the Syrian uprising? Libyan? Egypt? Come on you know the answer to that. We’re preaching stability when in actuality we’ve destabilized it all by ourselves. [/quote]

I don’t think it’s prudent to let the region destabilize any further and we didn’t destabilize it “all by ourselves”. [/quote]

oh i’m sorry I meant to say, ‘coalition’. Iran is like Iraq x’s 5. If Iran was to ever become unstable say goodbye to peace for another 35-60 years.

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[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?

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[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?[/quote]

such morons. A rich person wanting to remain rich that’s such an unbelievable conspiracy right?

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

And here we have it folks - CIA conspiracy to help the bankers. True Paulnut. Always a short matter of time before we get a look behind the curtain of crazy.

Attaboy, Brah. Keep digging.

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[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

And here we have it folks - CIA conspiracy to help the bankers. True Paulnut. Always a short matter of time before we get a look behind the curtain of crazy.

Attaboy, Brah. Keep digging.
[/quote]

god help us all. No wonder why the Civil liberties of Americans have been quietly taken away little by little. The older generation is as close minded as it gets. Next you’ll say Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated JFK with a magic bullet.

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?[/quote]

such morons. A rich person wanting to remain rich that’s such an unbelievable conspiracy right?
[/quote]

Dude I actaully agree with some of the things you say. I also think the coup back in the 50`s was bad policy and that it is linked to the current situation. I am also no fan of militarism, american or otherwise. However you are loosing me when you bring up conspiracy theories. Btw do you have any credible primary sources to back up the claim you made about the arab spring? You know that extraordinary claims, demands extraordinary evidence.

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[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?[/quote]

such morons. A rich person wanting to remain rich that’s such an unbelievable conspiracy right?
[/quote]

Dude I actaully agree with some of the things you say. I also think the coup back in the 50`s was bad policy and that it is linked to the current situation. I am also no fan of militarism, american or otherwise. However you are loosing me when you bring up conspiracy theories. Btw do you have any credible primary sources to back up the claim you made about the arab spring? You know that extraordinary claims, demands extraordinary evidence.[/quote]

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?[/quote]

such morons. A rich person wanting to remain rich that’s such an unbelievable conspiracy right?
[/quote]

Dude I actaully agree with some of the things you say. I also think the coup back in the 50`s was bad policy and that it is linked to the current situation. I am also no fan of militarism, american or otherwise. However you are loosing me when you bring up conspiracy theories. Btw do you have any credible primary sources to back up the claim you made about the arab spring? You know that extraordinary claims, demands extraordinary evidence.[/quote]

I read the first article and it had zero source references, for all I know the author could have pulled it all out of his ass. Do you know what a primary source is? Because articles are secondary sources and articles without references are not credible at all.

Also it is not my job to resource this, you made the claim, you back it up. Atleast you can link me to an article with proper references, not every article on the subject.

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?[/quote]

such morons. A rich person wanting to remain rich that’s such an unbelievable conspiracy right?
[/quote]

Dude I actaully agree with some of the things you say. I also think the coup back in the 50`s was bad policy and that it is linked to the current situation. I am also no fan of militarism, american or otherwise. However you are loosing me when you bring up conspiracy theories. Btw do you have any credible primary sources to back up the claim you made about the arab spring? You know that extraordinary claims, demands extraordinary evidence.[/quote]

That’s your respond to the one person that sort of agrees with some of your points, a link to a Google search??

Jesus.

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
hahahahahahahaha a state that sponsors terrorism? It’s not like we the USA bombed innocent civilians in Iraq? Did we do that for strategic gain or because we sponsor terrorism? Just be quite and have a seat [/quote]

I’m surprised you haven’t join ISIS yet. You seem like their type of recruit. [/quote]

Yes of course. The guy that preaches peace and diplomacy and doesn’t have a thirst for blood seems like their perfect recruit. I want no war. I don’t want children to be bombed, fathers taken away from their families, inflation, debt, enslavement etc. [/quote]

No one wants children to be bombed, fathers to be taken away from their families, enslavement, etc… We don’t always get what we want.

Blood thirsty, you really have no clue kid. [/quote]

Then enlighten the youth. I’m all ears. you keep spewing all this rhetoric without any substance. Just give me an idea of how ‘dangerous’ they really are. [/quote]

Smh… I haven’t spewed any rhetoric unless you count Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, which they clearly are.

I don’t believe Iran is a threat to the continental United States at this very moment. They are a threat to our allies in the region and they are a threat to regional stability, which could very quickly become a problem for us. [/quote]

Regional stability? Iraq is very stable oh wait… Allies? that’s plural so you must mean more than one. One ally I can think of is Israel. The only other one I can think of are the Saudis to which both you and I don’t benefit in the slightest. Who do you think is funding the Syrian uprising? Libyan? Egypt? Come on you know the answer to that. We’re preaching stability when in actuality we’ve destabilized it all by ourselves. [/quote]

I don’t think it’s prudent to let the region destabilize any further and we didn’t destabilize it “all by ourselves”. [/quote]

oh i’m sorry I meant to say, ‘coalition’. Iran is like Iraq x’s 5. If Iran was to ever become unstable say goodbye to peace for another 35-60 years.
[/quote]
Ya, it’s the West’s fault the Middle East is so messed up… It’s definitely our fault…

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[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?[/quote]

such morons. A rich person wanting to remain rich that’s such an unbelievable conspiracy right?
[/quote]

Dude I actaully agree with some of the things you say. I also think the coup back in the 50`s was bad policy and that it is linked to the current situation. I am also no fan of militarism, american or otherwise. However you are loosing me when you bring up conspiracy theories. Btw do you have any credible primary sources to back up the claim you made about the arab spring? You know that extraordinary claims, demands extraordinary evidence.[/quote]

I read the first article and it had zero source references, for all I know the author could have pulled it all out of his ass. Do you know what a primary source is? Because articles are secondary sources and articles without references are not credible at all.

Also it is not my job to resource this, you made the claim, you back it up. Atleast you can link me to an article with proper references, not every article on the subject. [/quote]

He’s doing that intentionally to obscure the fact that his true source material is stuff like InfoWars.com and the like, which will gently him laughed at (more). The Google search string shows reputable sources (not discussing the actual source material) along with the conspiracy site.

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[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]florelius wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

The current regime in Iran is one that should definitely change. There’s no doubt in my mind that if we had not overthrown their government in the 50’s things would be a lot different.

  1. They wouldn’t hate us
  2. They would have a democratically elected government
  3. They would be great trading partners. (just like Germany and Japan are now)
  4. the people would not tolerate extremists

There are reasons why they hate us more than all the other nations combined.
[/quote]

Are you Sean Penn?

I believe Thunderbolt was referring to this when he said Hitler was elected. You say Iran would have a Democratically elected government as if it means something. Check out the turmoil over the past few years in North Africa. After the “Arab Spring” brought about democratic elections, did it turn into a peaceful utopia free of violence and tolerance? Do the people in Libya not tolerate extremism now that they have democratic elections?
[/quote]

The arab spring was a CIA undercover coupe to help destabilize the region which would help further rich bankers interest. Just As Saddam did, Gaddhafi along with a few other north African nations were getting ready to sell their oil for a new gold currency called the ‘dinar’ and abandoning the dollar.
[/quote]

Alex Jones is that you?[/quote]

such morons. A rich person wanting to remain rich that’s such an unbelievable conspiracy right?
[/quote]

Dude I actaully agree with some of the things you say. I also think the coup back in the 50`s was bad policy and that it is linked to the current situation. I am also no fan of militarism, american or otherwise. However you are loosing me when you bring up conspiracy theories. Btw do you have any credible primary sources to back up the claim you made about the arab spring? You know that extraordinary claims, demands extraordinary evidence.[/quote]

I read the first article and it had zero source references, for all I know the author could have pulled it all out of his ass. Do you know what a primary source is? Because articles are secondary sources and articles without references are not credible at all.

Also it is not my job to resource this, you made the claim, you back it up. Atleast you can link me to an article with proper references, not every article on the subject. [/quote]

He’s doing that intentionally to obscure the fact that his true source material is stuff like InfoWars.com and the like, which will gently him laughed at (more). The Google search string shows reputable sources (not discussing the actual source material) along with the conspiracy site.
[/quote]

Well I am not surprised, but he deserved a chance to back up his claim. On asemi-related note: I can not understand how people can sleep at night if they actually believe that the entire globe is controlled by a few evil people who might be lizards.

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[quote]florelius wrote:
I can not understand how people can sleep at night if they actually believe that the entire globe is controlled by a few evil people who might be lizards. [/quote]

Probably because they also believe that the Earth is going to be destroyed when Planet X collides with it. No reason to get worked up about the lizard elite if that’s the case.

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[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
hahahahahahahaha a state that sponsors terrorism? It’s not like we the USA bombed innocent civilians in Iraq? Did we do that for strategic gain or because we sponsor terrorism? Just be quite and have a seat [/quote]

I’m surprised you haven’t join ISIS yet. You seem like their type of recruit. [/quote]

Yes of course. The guy that preaches peace and diplomacy and doesn’t have a thirst for blood seems like their perfect recruit. I want no war. I don’t want children to be bombed, fathers taken away from their families, inflation, debt, enslavement etc. [/quote]

No one wants children to be bombed, fathers to be taken away from their families, enslavement, etc… We don’t always get what we want.

Blood thirsty, you really have no clue kid. [/quote]

Then enlighten the youth. I’m all ears. you keep spewing all this rhetoric without any substance. Just give me an idea of how ‘dangerous’ they really are. [/quote]

Smh… I haven’t spewed any rhetoric unless you count Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, which they clearly are.

I don’t believe Iran is a threat to the continental United States at this very moment. They are a threat to our allies in the region and they are a threat to regional stability, which could very quickly become a problem for us. [/quote]

Regional stability? Iraq is very stable oh wait… Allies? that’s plural so you must mean more than one. One ally I can think of is Israel. The only other one I can think of are the Saudis to which both you and I don’t benefit in the slightest. Who do you think is funding the Syrian uprising? Libyan? Egypt? Come on you know the answer to that. We’re preaching stability when in actuality we’ve destabilized it all by ourselves. [/quote]

India and Pakistan are in that region. Iran is right off of India’s Western shore in the Arabian Sea … Not land or sea space separates Mumbai and Northwest India from Iran. Not to mention Pakistan shares their Southwestern boarder with Iran

Both of them, especially India, can be considered allies, however tentative. I’d say keeping those two from any type of escalated tension levels is in the best interest of the world considering they might use any excuse to shower each other’s land space with nukes. Just sayin’ you should probably brush up your regions and not just focus on the Middle East … Western and Central Asia is a large place not just encompassed along the Persian Gulf region.

Oh, and let’s not forget Turkey, again, tentatively allied with NATO and the US.