[zaxx19]

you are essentially saying the types of regimes that resist U.S. hegemony.

No im not. Although in Cuba's case I believe constantly antagonizing the country which potentially could be Cuba's greatest trading partner and supply it with BILLIONS in tourism dollars probably isnt to pragmatic.

North Korea's problems have little to do with resisting American dominance and much to do with suicidal economic policies...a quick study in contrast between North and South and their respective development since the end of the Korean War will illustrate this. The US isnt starving N Korean babies a paranoid and totalitarian and corrupt regime is.

As for Iran the youth have already chosen Affluence, capitalism and social equality for women....if not American dominance per se over mullahs and bonyads. Iran will transform dramatically in the next 25-35 yrs there is virtually no serious scholar on the region who believes otherwse.
Whether it continues to bother the US by supporting Shiia fanaticism in Iraq(THIS BOTHERS/scares MOST OF THE GULF AND SAUDI SUNNIS AS WELL) and by openly and actively bankrolling Hezboallah(Is taking on Israel a necessary part of Iran's foreign policy..perhaps..hard to say) is a really a separate issue. I suspect antagonism will decline when policies are based on market considerations and how policies affect standards of living.

Iran IMHO has a very bright future and will at some point be THE regional superpower in the area with or without Nukes. How they handle their power will decide whether it becomes a full fledged world power in this century.