Quote (fender @ Jan 9 2020 02:20pm)
1) i'm glad i tought you a new term, it doesn't mean what you think it means though. i'm also glad we seem to agree that it's not even close between american imperialism in the last couple of decades, and whatever iran did in the similar time frame - which makes the picture rather representative of their real record - even if you insist on adding two minor items on the left side in order to call it 'technically incorrect', haha...
2) again, this is pure neocon propaganda. the IAEA stated unequivocally that it had access to ANY facilities in regards to which credible concerns were raised, but also clarified that they had no reason to follow trump's demands, and that they didn't have ANY sign of iran violating the deal. this administration's efforts to sow distrust, by demanding unreasonable and previously not agreed upon items, they KNEW iran would reject out of espionage concerns, was a transparent move to fool ignorant people, and it worked like a charm - thank you for the demonstration.
3) 20 was already incredibly generous - and no matter how desperately you're trying to save face here by failing at math, the simple truth is that your point was simply incorrect. that's the problem with just googling information without knowing the context...
Did you make that image? I have no idea why you're getting so defensive.
Iran is an interventionist power. They intervene in every country where they have the ability to do so. Their regime's ideology is explicitly expansionist.
They obviously don't have the same reach, clout, or impact as the United States, which is a function of Iran being a middling regional power and the United States being the most dominant state in the history of the human race.
This isn't a technicality, the image purports to show a peaceful Iran and warmongerer United States. To anyone with the most shallow understanding of recent history, that's obviously not the case.
The IAEA is contradicted by Iran, straight from the mouths of those who speak for the Supreme Leader.
The IAEA is of the opinion that some access is better than none, and like most organizations jealous to protect what credibility it has.
I personally think that the espionage concerns are rational for Iran to have, but that's beside the point. The IAEA did not inspect military sites, and Iran confirms that they had no right to inspect military sites. The IAEA knew it, which is why they never pressed the issue.