Tom, why do you constantly ignore reality and simply repeat your left wing mantra.
Fact: The Shah was an autocratic middle eastern ruler AND ALSO an enlightened man. Under him, Iran
was an open, prosperous, westernized nation with legitimate educational institutions that in the
long run offered a bright future to all its citizens, including women and minorities. When he was
deposed, it was transformed into a social, intellectual and economic sewer run by ruthless
religious zealots.
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> Robert Siegel wrote:
> >
> > I find it unfathomable that there are so many naifs in this country who apparently haven't a
> > clue about the unspeakable evil they help
perpetuate
> > when they oppose this war.
> >
> > When I worked in D.C., I was endlessly amazed at how many idiots marched daily in front of the
> > Iranian embassy, which was then an enlightened
nation
> > which treated its women and minorities with dignity and gave them
virtually
> > unlimited opportunity. These protestors "demanded" the Shah had to go, presumably because he
> > imprisoned (and abused) a relative handful of political opponents. His successor put tens of
> > thousands in prison and murdered many more thousands. But the same naifs never reappeared at
the
> > Iranian embassy to protest Khomeini's regime.
>
> Considering that Iran is one of the oldest nations and has one of the oldest cultures, I am sure
> the Iranian people appreciated having the US/CIA helping to overthrow their government [1] in 1953
> and putting the brutal and authoritarian Pahlavi regime in place. The Shah (with the backing of
> the US) was able to suppress all political opposition except for the Muslin clerics who opposed
> him. The fundamentalist revolution in Iran is therefore "blowback" from US interference in
> internal Iranian affairs.
>
> For those in the US who do not consider this a big deal, imagine the shoe on the other foot, i.e.
> how would you feel about a foreign country determining the type of government and ruler(s) of the
> US, especially if the foreign imposed ruler(s) policies favored citizens and businesses in the
> foreign country over those of US citizens and businesses?
>
> [1] Done in the interest of US oil companies.
>
> Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)
>
> "Carefully watch your Thoughts, for they become your Words. Manage and watch your Words, for they
> will become your Actions. Consider and judge your Actions, for they have become your Habits.
> Acknowledge and watch your Habits, for they shall become your Values. Understand and embrace your
> Values, for they become Your Destiny." - Mahatma Gandhi