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And I keep pointing out that the problem is Iran. If the Houthis suddenly disappeared, we still have an aggressive Iran, vowing Death to the Great Satan and have pledged to erase Israel.
Agreed. But the fact that Iran is the problem doesn't mean that direct military action against Iran is in the long term interests of the United States. Because there are consequences that stem from that military action.
I've mentioned from time to time that Iran's ascension in the region occurred in no small part because the U.S. decided that regime change in Iraq was a good idea. Solve the "Axis of Evil," doncha know. Ignored the fact that Iraq wasn't in an Axis with Iran, but instead was a geopolitical rival and military check on Iranian hegemony. So we took out Iraq, realigning the region more purely on the Sunni/Shia split and freeing Iran to be the much more aggressive hegemon they are today.
