I did not say it was not the IRS's position on it's regulations and rules. I said it is inconsistent with the public policy of the Tax Code as adopted by Congress. Nevertheless that is another nonsensical answer because that wasn't the explanation the post offered. The post attempted to justify the IRS's position by suggesting that a traditional IRA conversion to a Roth by means of an RMD would somehow avoid taxes. That is completely false. If you want to say that's the way it is because the IRS says so, fine. But don't make inaccurate statements about the IRS's justification.
