>>508399039Perhaps you need a war to get more of a command economy, and Iran was the best option?
I have wanted a new cold war for a long time, since you then have generals around the table saying to the politicians that you can't do this because it's bad for public's will to defend the country.
No immigration for instance. Young men want to be able to buy a house and start a family if they are not to side with the enemy, etc.
Norwegians have never been opressed, because the King needed soldiers to fight, not because our kings were nice or even Norwegian for most of the time.
Peace just make the elites exploit normal people, because there is no need to keep us loyal.