"Trump and his guys don't even love democracy in their own country, so they're not exactly going to want it for one of the so-called shithole countries. Too many moving parts. Think of this as a regime-refresh war. You're still not going to be able to spell the difference between ayatollahs, but ideally, the new guy will have more of a Venezuelan puppet feel to him."
"This is an administration that came to power on an explicit no more wars ticket—but look, as Pete keeps saying, this isn't a regime-change war. If that seems confusing, given he first said it about 10 minutes after US-Israeli strikes had just cratered the ayatollah's compound, Hegseth has since been on hand to scoff that what's going down in Iran is no nation-building quagmire."
Trump accuses UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of damaging the US-UK special relationship by not providing adequate support for US-Israeli military operations against Iran. The commentary highlights the inconsistency of Trump's approach, noting he often dismisses allied assistance while criticizing those who don't provide it. The US administration, led by Trump with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and JD Vance, came to power opposing new wars but is now engaged in military action against Iran. Officials deny this constitutes regime-change or nation-building, instead framing it as a limited operation. The piece critiques the administration's contradictory messaging and unclear objectives regarding Iran policy.
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