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Even if there’s a change in regime, the likelihood that it will be for the better is slim. The crazy dictator will just be replaced with some other crazy dictator.
Its almost like bombs dont make a region more stable and capable of long lasting meaningful reform
*shocked pikachu face*
Iirc, the crazy dictator they've got is already a result of foreign interference in the first place. I might be thinking of Pakistan, or maybe it's both.
Maybe you're thinking of Libia, or was it Iraq? Wow this happens so often it's hard to keep track of it all.
It’s also Iran. The CIA and MI6 instigated the 1953 coup that overthrew the prime minister after he moved to nationalize the oil industry, which hurt British oil profits.
They don't have a plan. This cut the head of the snake strategy never works. It hasn't worked on stopping organised crime or terrorist groups. When you murder someone they are rarely replaced by someone more moderate.
That is the plan. You keep the region in chaos, and it “justifies” you being forever involved. The dictatorship in Iran is there because of a US/UK instigated coup. And a few decades from now, they’ll still be using whatever comes out of this was as justification for the next. And then, like now, they’ll blame it on anything but themselves.