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Re:Miscellanea: The War in Iran by JumpCrisscross on Thursday March 26, 2026 @04:26AM (#47527911)
> Are you just blindly ignoring all 'regime changes' supported/caused by US (i.e. from abroad) since WW2?

What fraction was popular revolt versus military coup? Engineered from afar?

> totally missing the point of the remark about Lenin and Germany's part (essentially sending him to destabilize Russia

Oh fair, I did miss this. I would argue this is leveling up an existing revolution. But sure, this is the closest N = 1 modern history offers.

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Re:Miscellanea: The War in Iran by don_esteban on Thursday March 26, 2026 @04:57AM (#47528096)
What fraction was engineered 'popular revolt'? Read up a bit on the color revolutions... e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usa
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