MIKE POMPEO: The Islamic Republic is on the ropes. Time for Trump, Iranians to finish the job
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Ex-Secretary of State Pompeo argues Iran's regime is crumbling under Trump policies, citing military defeats and economic collapse as evidence Islamic Republic faces imminent downfall.
The Iranian people have made their preference abundantly clear in repeated waves of uprisings. They do not want a theocracy or a monarchy – they want a republic that is free, democratic, and accountable to the citizenry. Mike Pompeo serves as a contributor at FOX News Channel. Previously, he served in the Trump administration as the sixth director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 70th U.S. secretary of state. He formerly represented Kansas’ 4th Congressional District.
The domestic situation is also bleak. Thanks to chronic economic mismanagement, corruption, and international isolation, the economy is in shambles and the country is running out of water. Lacking popular legitimacy and unable to deliver for its people, the regime’s only remaining instrument of control is rule by fear.
Despite these many weaknesses, there are still so many in the West who continue to labor under the misapprehension that there’s no alternative to the current government.
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