Frank's Musings

Appeasing the reactionary Republicans led by Trump is a thorny path for Biden to follow.  The Iranian regime is masterful at diverting attention from the real concern that the U.S. and its European allies have for Iran's support of international terrorism by keeping alive the threat of nuclear weaponry.  The Iranian population seems to be content to let their rulers play this game, as if it were not their affair, even though trade sanctions have caused them harm.  A non-violent overthrow of the current regime in Iran needs domestic leadership; however, after countless centuries of authoritarian rule in Persia no effective indigenous resistance force has ever arisen in the country.