It feeds directly into the narrative in their heads that only nation states are important actors and that therefore Iran must be responsible for resistance in Iraq, violence in Israel and so on. Since only state actors matter in politics there must be state actors responsible for anything that matters.
We invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
Thay want Iran.
Look at the map. Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.
I do believe a lot of people (very bright people) make all kinds of plans which, as they say - do not survive the first contact with the enemy/ reality. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
I have always subscribed to cock-up theories as opposed to conspiracy theories.
Iraq is simply the Cock Up to End all Cock Ups. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
The problem is that the fools completely underestimated the difficulties because they create their own realities.
