The Government Planned a Grand War on Iran - but Was Not Prepared for Its Consequences

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Egill Helgason wrote: "I think the government should be careful. The clerical regime in Iran is certainly a disgusting and evil idea that it should acquire nuclear weapons. But it is not they who are planning a war now. It is worth remembering how the Iraq War half destroyed Halldór Ásgrímsson's government. So perhaps Þorgerður and Kristrún should be careful in supporting the United States and Israel."

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When the government forgets who it serves: If the military disgrace in October was shocking, the response from civilian authorities was even worse. Government offices froze. And again, in Iran, the government was simply not ready.