William S. Lind has it right (see here and here), and Trump has it wrong on Iran. Trump is imposing new sanctions on Iran. The goal, made clear by many statements by him and others in power and out, is regime change in Iran. Trump and others want to de-legitimize Iran’s government even more than is already occurring. This goal carries the risk of wrecking the state, causing Iran to become a center of instability like Libya and Somalia. It is not at all good for us to become embroiled or intimately enmeshed with unstable centers of disorder much less … Continue reading Trump Has Wrong Strategy on Iran