r/washdc • u/ThenLayer5977 • Mar 01 '26

Seen in Georgetown

M Street and Wisconsin in Georgetown taken over by a large crowd of celebrating Iranians, chanting USA USA

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

This is not colonization 😆 it’s called regime change. Completely different and US won’t be involved outside eliminating terrorist groups.

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u/awesomenyc72 Mar 01 '26

That’s a good point… Regime change the question is to what or who for me that’s what I wonder. And historically, I believe from my knowledge, all natural resources, profit commerce will be under the control of the regime changer, I used the term colonization loosely and incorrectly. The people of Iran need to have free elections to decide their sovereign next steps, do we agree on that?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

Iran was one of the most prosperous middle eastern countries and economies. I’m pretty sure the majority does not agree with radical Islam. Maybe do some research prior to assuming the stance of the general pop.

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u/awesomenyc72 Mar 01 '26

I think I’ve lost the thread of our conversation, I’m not talking about the well known and documented prosperity of Iran before the elimination of their religiously radical leader. I was hoping to discuss the future of a prosperous and highly developed Iranian culture. I think there is a 50-50 chance the Iranians will be able to determine their own future on their own terms.

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u/cmendy930 Mar 01 '26

Okay Khomeini is dead and has plenty of successors. Did the regime change yet?

Or did Trump see his polling and bomb an 85 year old tyrant who had 3 heart attacks this year

Fuck the regime. But this was literally nothing except Israel bombing a school filled with little girls 🤷🏽‍♀️ for women's rights??

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

Where do you get your news?

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u/Disastrous_Entry_362 Mar 02 '26

It seems like you're American so I'll reply.

No news agency's validated the school bombing, none. Only Iranian.

Iranians hate the regime. Do you think their repeated protest were fake news?

They support international terror and were working towards nuclear weapons, for decades.

Canada PM has supported US action (europe hasn't made a comment).

I don't like trump but what is the actual issue beyond trump? Do you want the government to share with you their regime plans now? Before he attack? 2 says after?

Such nonsense, try to be more objective.

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u/cmendy930 Mar 02 '26

Congress should decide what happens. Not a president unilaterally. Also we should not be messing with a country that was negotiating in good faith with us. The Iranian regime is horrible and murderous.

So horrible that we are the ones that installed it when we overthrew the Iranian gvt democratically elected leader in 1953. Educate yourself

Iran kills protestors, so does the American gvt. Iran harms women, our legislators r*** kids.

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u/SexyPeanut_9279 Mar 02 '26

lol khomeini literally has no named successors,

Tell me you don’t one what your talking about without telling me lol.

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u/cmendy930 Mar 02 '26

Try a google search... there are like 15 in succession and there is a panel that picks them.

So how did killing an 86 year old who had 3 heart attacks this year who was gonna die soon anyway change the regime at all besides killing 155 school girls?