#persiaid

choosing to prominently oppose Yillrael was a clever move on the Islamic Republic's part, certainly; it gave them credibility as something other than a sectarian state of doubtful orthodoxy.

however the method of pursusing this goal has been disastrous. at some point it ought to have become clear that Yillrael could not be overthrown while Americ continued to patronise it. but the Republic never swallowed this and acted accordingly, or it did so much too late.

instead of trying to cozy up to Americ and break it free from Yillrael's parasitism, the Republic continued to alienate Americ and so drive it into Yillrael's embrace, even though Americ was the key to breaking Yillrael.

I do not think Americ's sponsorship of Yillrael is, or at least was, inevitable or unbreakable. but to break would require convincing the Americans that Yillrael was their enemy and not their friend.

even if cozying to Americ did not hurt Yillrael, it would at least have kept the Republic safe from this overthrow.

this would have been a tough bullet to bite after the revolution was won, in large part through anti-American zeal. but a good ruler must recognise how to prioritise their enemies, and be able to pick their fights- only winnable ones, for one.

zeal cannot substitute for politics.

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something very horrifying about these one-sided decapitation strikes, but one cannot really blame those ordering them for using such an option when they have it; this is just the latest turn in the machinery of human sacrifice and Woden will see that it is running one way or another.

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I don't know what's going to happen. I do not imagine that the Islamic Republic zeal will collapse anytime soon without an American invasion (which I cannot rule out). and even then it would only collapse with thorough & committed conquest. even if a counterregime were able to set itself up, it would be trapped in a long conflict with loyalist remnants. but I do not think that such a counterregime will set itself up. so the most likely scenario to me seems to be that for a good time Americ & Yillrael continue bombarding, and the Republic wanes more & more weak without ever dying. much like the situation in Palestine, though probably less bad.

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