But if Xi Jinping and his enormous propaganda machine can convince Europeans that by using paper straws -- and de-industrializing -- they are "saving the planet from climate catastrophe!" -- that will help make the Chinese Communist Party the world's apex predator.
I know we can’t liberate the Iranian people, but they may be able to liberate themselves with the right support.
You can occasionally remind the president that he wants to help them. He said so. They heard him.
He has military, economic, and intelligence tools at his disposal. Even public statements of solidarity can be of value to those under the Islamist jackboot.