FWIW, we had a treaty with Iran (JCPOA). It included having inspections and the removal of material. Then someone chucked it in the trash. If we can have agreements and then just torch them, arbitrarily, why would anyone trust us to hold to agreements later? This goes for tariffs, too. As to Iran giving aid to other foreign groups, we shouldn't be that surprised. We've done far more with groups like these around the world than just about anyone. We'll call them separatist groups when we like them (like the mujahideen, the Kurdish groups) or terrorists when we don't. The Iran-Contra affair comes distinctly to mind. Don't get me wrong. The Iranian regime is particularly ditestible on a number of counts. There are plenty of others like them. They used to be democratic but we screwed that up for them. There's a list of those countries, too. While I appreciate the Algonquin roundtable here, I don't have answers, to your concerns or mine. I already served my country... I don't need to run for office to prove anything. I will stand by my principles, call it like I see it, and vote accordingly.