We Must Reevaluate

Day 669, 14:24 • Published in Iran Iran • by Rugian

Despite the initial optimism for the war against Canada, Iranian military forces have been decidedly outmaneuvered and defeated in North America. Yukon fell yesterday, and - if the latest reports are to be believed - Canadian forces have also all but completely secured the Northwest Territories as well. If this is true, it is a devastating blow to Iran's dream of having several resource-rich regions in the Western Hemisphere.

Nor is this even the only bad news this week, much as we wish it was. After months of almost complete quiet and calm, the Indian territories erupted in violence, forcing volunteer forces who could have made a difference in Canada to be diverted to the east. And, amidst all this, impeachment proceedings have been initiated against President pejmaaan.

This is, in short, nothing short of an embarrassing state of affairs for what should be the greatest country in the world.

Rather than lament this series of unfortunate events, however, the government and people of Iran should be looking forward, deciding on what to do next, and learning from the mistakes of the current leadership. pejmaaan needs to go; this should be obvious to anyone who has been paying attention to recent events. So should the strongest supporters of the latest war.

With regards to the North American provinces, there is virtually no chance that they can be recovered now. It should be remembered that these provinces had been acquired at the cost of other Iranian lands, and that the country had invested a lot of time and money into these regions. Hundreds of families had been encouraged immigrate to North America to start new lives there. All that effort, now wasted. Hopefully this lesson will not be forgotten by the future leadership should they ever seek to start wars of their own.

What the next leaders should instead focus on are affairs closer to home. Iran has just lost access to many valuable raw materials, meaning that the economy is going to suffer in the short run. The government should take steps to minimize any reduction in economic output. The country must also reconsider our role to play within the PEACE alliance. Iran is and should be good friends with members of PEACE; however throwing away provinces in order to open a new front in the lengthy PEACE-Fortis war is asking too much of us.

This is not to say that Iran should not continue to try to expand. There are plenty of regions closer to the country that would benefit this nation. The government must never forget, however, that wars can end badly, and should only be declared when victory is likely.

Iran has had a less than idea week. But the country remains strong, and if its people can maintain their enthusiasm and motivation, there is no reason not to assume that the future is as bright as ever.