Salin: The things they tell us are "impossible" would actually cost only a fraction of what this war does.
As the saying goes: "They have money for war, but they can't feed the poor."
William: If the Iranians understood that, there wouldn't be a war in the first place.
Just imagine how much they’ve blown on tunnels and missiles.
Salin: You should take a look at who actually started this (Iran vs. the USA).
Don't just look at where the fighting is happening, but which country brought the war there to begin with.
William: Look, I’m not the type to just jump on a bandwagon to justify my opinion.
These conflicts shifted to a whole different level once the Iranian Revolution happened.
The Ayatollahs being Shia wouldn’t be an issue if they kept it within Iran, but they’ve gone out of their way to export that revolution across the Middle East by funding Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis.
The Ayatollahs brought the "war" to the Sunnis and the Israelis.
Take Saudi Arabia, for example—it’s a dictatorship, sure, but they mind their own business and live in peace with the West.
Salin: A revolution that was sparked by outside actors, I might add.
Before that, the successors of the Persian Empire actually had a democratic and egalitarian government.
William: Outside actors are always playing a hand everywhere.
But as far as I know, the American connection with the Shah was no different than their connection with the Saudis.
If you want to talk about outside agents, you're probably thinking of the Russians.
Salin: Like I said before, every country in the Middle East is like that.
Peace with the Western world isn't "free",it ’s conditional on submitting to foreign interests.
As always, it's just business.
William: Iraq invaded Kuwait.
If Saddam had just stayed in his lane, he’d still be a dictator today.
Iran is heavily intervening in Yemen and Lebanon; they aren't innocent victims in any of this.
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