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Headline of the Day

From Newsmax:

Iranians Would Welcome Airstrikes, Sources Say

The "sources" are said to be opposition figures. Of course, it is also an article of faith on the left that Iranians would welcome airstrikes, though there the consensus seems to be that it is the regime that would be doing the welcoming. It's a headline that could just as easily have appeared at the Huffington Post--and no doubt some of the authors there might legitimately claim to be in touch with regime officials. For these folks, logic dictates that an attack would create a rally round the flag effect and allow the regime to (further?) consolidate its control.

But if the opposition would welcome airstrikes, and the regime would welcome airstrikes...

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