> You're espousing anti-intellectual BS that has no place on HN.

ChatGPT write this?

> Sure, my wondering "why are we burning billions in iran" happens to align with iran's interests

So naturally you're against lots of other programs that waste billions? Or just this one?

> your own position would be attributed to being swayed by state propaganda and thus your actions interpreted as helping american propagandists destroy civil society

Except my position is pro-west and anti-terrorist supporting dictatorships. It's the old duck test: if it walks like a duck...

And for the record, I'm against both sides of the horseshoe who are bought by enemy propaganda...