DYSPEPSIA GENERATION

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Seen from Tehran, Pakistan is not a failed state, but a tremendous success.

Pakistan may be a poor country, but the Pakistani military establishment manages to protect the privileges of the officer class, which constitutes the ruling elite of Pakistan. Pakistan did experience international sanctions in the wake of its nuclear tests, but the nuclear capability has since provided Pakistan with a protective shield which makes it a beneficiary of U.S. military aid. This is despite a record of contribution to proliferation of the nuclear bomb, despite being caught harboring Osama Bin Laden, and despite U.S. Army accusations of Pakistan supporting terrorist networks killing American troops in Afghanistan.

Inspired by the Pakistani role model, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is transforming Iran into a military dictatorship, where the IRGC is not only constitutionally tasked with “safeguarding the revolution and its achievements,” but also rules Iran. The IRGC is also aggressively pursuing a nuclear program—the “possible military dimensions” of which the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed “serious concerns” about.

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