[discardorama]

> Deal with Iran that cements the Islamic revolution,

Knowing what I know about the MiddleEast, I can assure you that Iran is a much better option than the Saudis. The Saudis basically owned the USG over the last couple of decades. Case in point: after 9/11, when all flights were grounded, a couple of special flights were allowed to fly zig-zag across the country, picking up Saudis so they could get out of the US before the FBI came knocking. And Saudis are the biggest exporters and funders of extremist Wahhabi version of Islam.

Iran, on the other hand, has a much more moderate version of Islam. There are still Jews in Iran who practice freely, for instance. I challenge you to find one Jew in Saudi Arabia who practices freely.

[venomsnake]

Iran population is a lot more progressive and secular than the ruling elite. Which is unusual.

[hueving]

Are you implying that a non-elected form of government failing to represent the people is unusual?