tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post1306548033629634802..comments2024-03-28T00:01:43.037-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: American Trains Iranian Fighter PilotsGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-13737162794647601152015-05-30T08:34:58.881-04:002015-05-30T08:34:58.881-04:00What makes you think that Obozo does not WANT to t...What makes you think that Obozo does not WANT to train Iranians?<br /><br />Look. His entire 'strategy' in the M.E. has been to rely on Shi'ites to take out the Sunni extremists of ISIL. And to be fair--unless the domestic politics undergo a sea-change--that's his ONLY option. I grant you that the Iraqi Shi'a have been horrible in defense of their own, but then, they've not had a really good reason to fight. Yet.<br /><br />Since the mid-1950's, the US has tried to prop up a secularist regime in Iran. That ended with the fall of the Shah, and as a result we have the Mullahs. It appears that we are stuck with them, along with the current regime in Egypt, for good or ill.<br /><br />Neither Bush, in his "democracy implantation" silliness, nor Obozo (because he despises "interest"-based policy) has had a good grip on ME geopolitics.<br /><br />Perhaps they should consult with England, who ruled that roost very effectively until 1955 or so. Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.com