About Biden and in general about any President the best way to evaluate them is to give score on what things they promised to do vs how many of those were achieved. As simple as that. Those report cards are available online.

 

I know the following maybe way over too much for some, but once we pass through the headline news and remove the first layer of veneer, we get exposed to certain details which are just jaw dropping.

I just never liked the Republican neocons (Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Nuland, and...). I did not even like Bolton in Trumps's admin. And thankfully he fired him. They are the worst thing that rooted and grew in the US politics and it started since GWB. And now they are in this admin. The two (Republican Neoconservatives and Democrats) should not have anything to do with another. One side are mass-murderers and the other side are suppose to bring peace in the world!!! (Honestly, it is like the anti imperialism MEK inviting Pence and Giuliani as speakers. Something does not make sense).

 

Blinkin-Nuland had a major role in creation of Bush doctrine and executing it. And now continuing to execute that under this admin in State Department. And then all of a sudden Democrat Neocons are kind of being formed. And by this virtue I think we are seeing once again the criss cross of the 50s and 60's of the two parties.

 

You cannot be, you cannot have, you cannot believe in Democratic values and yet be in bed with Neocons. Unless you don't believe in those values anymore. It is like, let's fuck everyone in support of virginity. And that is why we are seeing some of those who believe in those values parting from Biden. Hence, Biden's falling popularity since 1/20/21. We always talked about the division within the US political system (Dems and Reps) but now we are seeing a division within the Democratic Party. 

 

But that goes to the fact Shahin made about continuity of foreign policy set by the establishment, and execution of that policy, admin by admin. I 100% agree with that fact. That is how USA foreign policy works. (Trump coming in as an Outsider distracted that and kind of altered that continuity temporarily for 4 years, but once again on track now). But my belief is that America cannot become the ultimate economic superpower some of us want to see through these wars. There are other ways. When we look at America of post Bill Clinton, it does not look as great.

 

About Biden and in general about any President the best way to evaluate them is to give score on what things they promised to do vs how many of those were achieved. As simple as that. Those report cards are available online.

 

As an analogy, I see Biden as Hasan Rouhani, as opposed to Ahmadinejad (GWB) within the neocon system. Yeki khoshk khoshk mikoneh yeki beh ghole rashtiha (Avvel vasineh baadan fooghayeh). I am sure Bardia and shahin can translate. 😀

 

And for those who do not understand the above and find the stuff way over their head, the rest of the stuff (healthcare, taxes, immigration, gun control, and...) will always remain unresolved as campaign subjects, for simple minds to masterbate with every 4 years. All throughout their life. Specially at the age we are at. Every 4 years we have to see who is going to give us the best healthcare. 🙂

He was KAmkAr.

 

He was imprisoned both under the previous and current regime. But he left the idealogical world and became pajooheshgar of Iranian recent history as a scholar in Stanford. His book "tale of the two cities" is a nice book about himself. But the two masterpieces of his is "Hoveida, The Persian Sphinx" and "The Shah" which took years of research, and interviews validating the events and somewhat unbiased.

 

The key thing was him abandoning his ideological beliefs and pursuing fact finding research.

I think Democrat candidate RFK jr has a tough road, as the incumbent president always have the upper hand especially if there is a war. Not sure how he is going to to do it through primaries as DNC will promote the incumbent. Now if the Democrats / DNC see momentum in him and witness that as a Democrat he has a lot of base then they may put him on the pedestal.

 

Now if he runs as independent then it will be interesting what happens. Many young Democrats who are not happy with Neocon Republicans running this administration will rush. As Kennedys are iconic Democratic brand and both JFK and RFK are the party's heroes. Then from Republican side lots of Trump base will rush to RFK's campaign whether Trump is running or not.

 

The current administration with the mix of republicans and democrats giving the nation a signal that just like late 50's and early 60's we may be witnessing another criss cross of the two parties.