[vcryan]

If Iran is unhappy with their government, they can deal with it. It is not a US problem in the slightest. Going to war with another country puts Americans at risk.

[JumpCrisscross]

> if Iran is unhappy with their government, they can deal with it. It is not a US problem

If Tehran contented itself with oppressing its own, it probably wouldn't garner too much attention. The problem is its regional proxies constantly causing a mess. It lacks anyone willing to come to its aid right now in large part because of that foreign policy.

[srean]

Which successful country does not covertly monitor and try to influence the politics of neighboring non-ally countries ?

[_heimdall]

Small not, but the US hasn't declared war. That requires an act of congress, and congress has continued to neutered itself more and more for decades.