No need for a rosy tint, but Jack definitely has a point. And what the West serially fails to comprehend is that countries that we serially shit on, via sanctions and arming their enemies in order to fight proxy wars thousands of miles from our own countries, not to speak of ousting their governments in order to install our puppets, builds resentment and retaliation. Iran is a prime example. If we trade freely and cooperate with them, their prosperity will increase as their belligerence decreases. After all, we are pretty good at holding our noses in order to do business with despicable regimes in China and Saudi...