Iran plays the long game, they have a consistent ideology, and they are defending themselves. Their future depends upon winning this fight.

Meanwhile, our government changes course 90 degrees every 4 to 8 years, and the entire government is staffed with psychopaths and bribery candidates.

Of course we're going to lose.

The people who run our government are, in essence, not Americans. They are zealots of, generally, two different stripes: We win but we want to restore Feudalism but this time make it Big and Gay, or We win but we want to restore Feudalism but this time make it not as Gay.

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” - Samuel Adams