Donald Trump is always trying to play tough around the world, and it’s not working. The Iranian regime is an enemy of democracy and freedom. Iran is a bad actor that has sponsored terrorism for decades. The world would be safer if the regime were replaced by a form of government that reflects the will of the Iranian people.
That said, Donald Trump’s handling of Iran so far makes Bush’s preparation for the Iraq invasion look like a master class in military strategy.
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Instead of doing something as protesters were killed by the thousands in January, Trump claimed the killings had stopped and began making threats in February.
The AP reported:
The US-based Human Rights Activists news agency says at least 7,015 people have been killed in previous protests and crackdowns, including 214 members of government forces. The group has accurately counted deaths during previous waves of unrest in Iran and relies on a network of activists on the ground to verify deaths.
The death toll continues to rise as the group verifies information despite disrupted communications with those inside the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian government announced its only toll from previous protests on January 21, saying 3,117 people had been killed. In the past, the Iranian theocracy has underreported or not reported deaths from past unrest.
It was time for the administration to act in January, before the regime’s crackdown.
It turns out that Trump backtracked a month later.
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