Have you ever considered that the US could probably hide whatever trail the serial numbers might provide? Or that there are probably other ways to help the protesters that could be done covertly? I was just continuing the example Larry used.

And yeah, it’s so much better to have small-minded people who insult anyone who disagrees with them voting. Excellent point.

Carter let the Iranian Revolution overthrow the shah’s regime in ‘79.

Carter didn’t “let” anything happen. It was not his or ours to change. The Shah, himself, gave it up because the Iranian people had had enough of his dictatorship and there was little or nothing he could do to stop it, especially since he was so ill at the time. I am hoping something like that will occur this time, but with much different results. The bottom line is that despots are despots, no matter which extreme in ideology they embrace and when the people have had enough, they will make their desires known.

FDR had the same reasoning concerning Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan until Pearl Harbor

If by this statement you are saying that FDR was not interested until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor is outright wrong. The Lend-Lease Act went into effect prior to Pearl Harbor and FDR actually sent ships to Britain prior to the law taking effect (thus actually violating American law at the time). FDR understood that if England went, we would be in a terrible fix. FDR, in addition, had to fight the American public’s disposition of the time, which was isolationist–no mean feat, that.

It was not at all clear, in 1936, what Hitler’s intentions were or what they would ultimately be.

Actually, it was very clear what his intentions were as he ordered german troops to reoccupy the demilitarized zone in the Rhineland in 1936. I’m certain the French knew what was about to transpire.

THERE WERE NO OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1938 .

The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, get your history straight, even if it’s only from Wikipedia.
It was not at all clear, in 1936, what Hitler’s intentions were or what they would ultimately be.

Please get your facts in order before trying to make a point.

These are usually Senates .It is never one man one vote in these houses. Rhode Island gets 2 votes with 300,000 people ?California gets 2 with 50 million.

The British House of Lords was 100% hereditary very recently -even now political friends & donors can be appointed.

USA does not even have a central registry of voters & every state registers & counts differently.

I doubt whether there is one nation worldwide where one vote per person is actually an equal vote.Iran gives MALE expatriots & their MALE offspring voting rights. even though they may never have been to ran.

Lebanon pays to bring voters back .Kuwait did not give women a vote till the 21st century.

Mississippi had less than 20% of blacks registered in the 1960s -often because of intimidation.

Apples & oranges -every election.

Thanks

Ferd

If the US uses covert resources to supply protesters with cell phones, etc, the Iranians will have a difficult time proving that these came from the US.

You are as stupid as your name implies, Skanky. In case you weren’t aware, all cellphones have serial numbers. Any enterprising person can figure that out. A little arm-twisting here; a little there, and the makers will fork over the info to the Iranian government.

It is you who has little understanding of much of anything, moron. God, it’s no wonder we’re screwed with idiot-savants like you voting. Why don’t you shut your silly little piehole?

Why do you keep posting things that make it sound like Iran is in the right?

If the US uses covert resources to supply protesters with cell phones, etc, the Iranians will have a difficult time proving that these came from the US. If 100 people give 100 cell phones away saying that someone in Iran wants them given to protesters and wants to be anonymous because he fears government reprisal, how is the Iranian military going to disprove that?