I think this misses a lot of detail - suppresion of iran is an israeli goal more than a western elite goal. Yes israel is part of the us empire but before the current coup by the lunatic faction in the us, war with iran was becoming much less likely.
The obama nuclear deal was a huge win, iran was complying and un monitoring agreed. Moderates were in power and in the ascendancy in iran and actively talking about how to reduce their sanctions burden. Before the US killed all the moderates in power and let the regime massacre their supporters.
Also, US elites don’t want to maintain full specrrum dominance. Some say that to impress the rubes but they can see the US empire crumbling as much as anyone with eyes. The current goal of US elites is to loot the empire on the way down. That’s why they’re all in bed with russia, the saudis and china - though they keep the china links much quieter.
Your first two points ignore that there are elections in the United States and policy seems to swing wildly between peacemaking and saber rattling, but if you look at the trajectory of policy on a longer scale, it’s clear that there is a longer term plan to isolate and contain any major power that can oppose the west. Iran has known this for decades and all their recent public statements acknowledge this. They have been preparing for this war since at least the time when Bush Jr said they were part of an “Axis of Evil”, likening them to the “Axis”powers of WWII.
Your last point is more interesting. Yes there does appear to be a contingent of “new money” that sees a factional power struggle emerging in the west, and possibly a breaking of the nations. It’s possible but I think they are still very much hedging their bets in alignment with the establishment. Being the richest man in the world won’t save you from a jet disaster or a bullet from a Manchurian candidate.
I think this misses a lot of detail - suppresion of iran is an israeli goal more than a western elite goal. Yes israel is part of the us empire but before the current coup by the lunatic faction in the us, war with iran was becoming much less likely.
The obama nuclear deal was a huge win, iran was complying and un monitoring agreed. Moderates were in power and in the ascendancy in iran and actively talking about how to reduce their sanctions burden. Before the US killed all the moderates in power and let the regime massacre their supporters.
Also, US elites don’t want to maintain full specrrum dominance. Some say that to impress the rubes but they can see the US empire crumbling as much as anyone with eyes. The current goal of US elites is to loot the empire on the way down. That’s why they’re all in bed with russia, the saudis and china - though they keep the china links much quieter.
Your first two points ignore that there are elections in the United States and policy seems to swing wildly between peacemaking and saber rattling, but if you look at the trajectory of policy on a longer scale, it’s clear that there is a longer term plan to isolate and contain any major power that can oppose the west. Iran has known this for decades and all their recent public statements acknowledge this. They have been preparing for this war since at least the time when Bush Jr said they were part of an “Axis of Evil”, likening them to the “Axis”powers of WWII.
Your last point is more interesting. Yes there does appear to be a contingent of “new money” that sees a factional power struggle emerging in the west, and possibly a breaking of the nations. It’s possible but I think they are still very much hedging their bets in alignment with the establishment. Being the richest man in the world won’t save you from a jet disaster or a bullet from a Manchurian candidate.