Trump undoubtedly is an egomaniacal
loose cannon nurtured by neoliberal transactional opportunism that makes him profoundly
unpredictable in predictable rot. Only he could have undertaken this risky
venture, and whatever reservations one may have about him, he has conducted it
astutely so far. Ofcourse there is the issue of much maligned and increasingly tenuous
international law. When international organizations and consensus are undermined
and incapacitated while hundreds of unarmed young civilians demanding freedom
from oppressive regime are massacred somebody will have to take responsibility.
A regime that is wantonly creating terror network across the world, issuing open
death sentences to West and murdering its own citizens had to be controlled. Iranians
were brimming with anger for many years now. Regime was too powerful and
ruthless, as also supported by rogue elements in West. International laws are
important so are rule of law that affects life of common people. Essentially international
laws must be consolidation of rule of law protecting each and every human being.
There were everyday violations of rights and brutalization of people of Iran (as
is also happening in Afghanistan and North Korea) for many decades and not only that this barbaric
regime was spreading its tentacles all across the world. It had become a threat to
humanity.
Now as the oppressive regime is effectively decapitated, and is increasingly frothing headless into self-destruction, this presents a transformative moment for not only the region but the world. There is no comparison between this attack by US-Israel coalition and invasion of Iraq by US-UK more than two decades back. Iraq was attacked as part of personal vendetta while the target was terror groups in Afghanistan. It was serious violation that created misery across the region leading to worst of people now ruling Iraq and Afghanistan. Iran is an entirely different case. Unlike most semi literate people in the region with limited world view Iran is civilizationally much advanced with strong pre-Islamic culture that is much rooted and progressive strain of Islam while most people are educated and carry complexities of the world they live in unlike one miracle book herd. Hopefully better mature part of Iran asserts and stabilizes the nation. Monarchy can be brief rallying point but these feudal institutions have no role in modern world (pedophile protecting racist british monarchy has severely degraded the world) and must be shunned for more representative government. Hopefully Iranians transform the region into progressive place with better possibilities and also teach lessons to liberal posturers in West.
No person is supreme. No religion
is supreme.