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Originally Posted by powerclown
A logical result of Cold War politics. The agenda at the time was fighting the spread of Communism, which I believe was the right thing to do. The subsequent collapse of the USSR speaks to its obsolesence as a political theory in the modern world.
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That's assuming you think the Cold Was was logical.
Iran wasn't communist but it sure was convenient for the US to justify their actions (it really isn't all that different from WMDs as they were used to topple Saddam... at least the US is consistent).