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Originally Posted by Mindfulness
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No one delivers deadpan emotionless analysis like a yankee. Also, credit to Brennan, this was a strong interview. I might consider switching over from MTP.
The Iranian thing - no nation worth their salt is going to stop making nuclear weapons. Libya, Iraq, North Korea: One of these things is not like the other. And N. Korea will never be invaded because they have a nuke. That said opening up trade with the Iranians is the surest way to confirm a peaceful transition for them back into the family of nations. The revolution is dying, the mullahs want a way out, and the public is too educated, due to the diaspora to ever support dictators in the future.
Giving up nukes is secondary to getting them Starbucks. The former will never happen, and the latter will do more for peace than trade talks ever will.