Only difference here is that I don’t think the average Iranian is as brainwashed as their regime likes to make it seem. That isn’t to say that they’ll greet America as some liberator. None of us were born yesterday. My point is that any war between these two countries would be all the more tragic because the average Iranian probably has nothing against the average American and vice versa. But this all changes quickly when you invade a place. Let us not forget that Ho Chi Minh quoted the Declaration of Independence regularly before America was his enemy.
Although, I have to say that MAYBE my perception of Iran is being shaped by the proponents of regime change more than I realise. Let me know if you’ve heard the following line before:
Given the American outlook on the world these sorts of lies are particularly common. During the
Iran Contra fiasco the Israeli intelligence apparatus regularly told Reagan’s people that there was a moderate element in Iran’s regime that would be emboldened if America sold Iran missiles.
(This is another can of worms. Basically, Israel had a secret deal with Iran determining that if Israel helped it with its war with Saddam Hussein, they’d let Jewish Iranians repatriate to Israel. Bravo Israel. Bravo.)
Tl;dr: whenever someone tells you about some magical friendly element in a certain country always be careful about who’s telling you that
