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Posted in [GELFAND'S WORLD](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world). ## [Quagmire: How Iran Could Become America’s New Vietnam](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/32474-quagmire-how-iran-could-become-americas-new-vietnam) GELFAND’S. WORLD - The following conversation was reported to me by a person who grew up in a previous generation. It was around 1964 and occurred at… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/9c/023f-9c0532e9.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/32436-iran-war-a-bloody-distraction-with-global-consequences)### [IRAN WAR. A Bloody Distraction With Global Consequences](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/32436-iran-war-a-bloody-distraction-with-global-consequences) Written by Bob Gelfand on March 23 2026. 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