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Hegseth says Iran won’t be a ‘politically correct’ war as he lays out US objectives: ‘No democracy-building exercise’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] johncandy1812@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So even if the Iranians fighting the regime wanted a democracy the US wouldn't let them have one?

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No, because the people generally hate the US and Israel just as much as the regime. They want a puppet dictator who will suppress dissent on the US just as harsh, if not harsher then the ayatollahs.