[vkou]

> As near as I can tell the criteria for the us government getting involved is you have natural resources and you mistreat your people. Neither one alone seems to be sufficient.

Surely, you must be aware of the history of US involvement in Iran.

How do you reconcile the difference between the reality of US foreign policy, and your idealized view of its foreign policy?

[gpm]

Iran has always has always had policies that the US populace would consider mistreating people. Sure their "intervention" didn't help (it generally doesn't) and in fact made things worse, but the conditions were satisfied.