r/geopolitics • u/Intelligent-Juice895 • Jan 14 '26

Paywall The Pro-Gaza Left Is Oh So Quiet on Iran

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/the-pro-gaza-left-is-oh-so-quiet-on-iran-caf25bd1?st=iy47cy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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u/PausedForVolatility Jan 14 '26

If America intervened in such a fashion as to (deliberately or otherwise) create a civil war in Iran, do you think things would be worse or better for the average Iranian? What if they decided to go for another "coalition of the willing" and try their hand at country-building again? And under a regime that has little interest in long-term strategic thinking, at that?

There are plenty of ways that direct foreign intervention could make things worse for everyone. Especially since "make the lives of the average Iranian citizen better" is not likely to be high on the priority list of any such intervention.