Cyreenik Says
Before this current confrontation escalated, it seemed that Trump's goal was to support the Iranian protesters who where trying to change their government. He was trying to do in Iran what he had just done in Venezuela. (and I consider his accomplishment there to be a serious "Wow!") But what he forgot to take into account was that foreign meddling builds patriotic feelings in a community. As his meddling became large and obvious he was seriously diminishing the ability of the local protesters to influence their community. In other words: He accomplished the exact opposite of what he wanted to accomplish.
Another contemporary example of this phenomenon is Putin and the Ukraine War. Putin keeps this going to keep strong the patriotism that supports him.
Q: Where are two places you can see shooting stars?
A1: At night, in a dark, clear, star-filled sky.
A2: In an old-time western movie.
Note: The "shooting stars" are different in the two answers. In answer A1 they are meteorites falling from space into Earth's atmosphere and burning brightly as they do so. In A2 they are famous actors in the movie using guns.
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