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Originally Posted by Cookie
Imagine what the region would be like today if we had a strong country like Iran that was pro West....the Shah understood his Arab neighbors, and with his military might, would have kept them in check. For this reason, I can never forgive Jimmy Carter...he let that nation fall to ruin and we have a militant anti-U.S. theocracy in power threatening Israel and the world.
Way to go Jimmy. Ya should have stayed on the peanut farm.  |
You cant blame Jimmy Carter for domestic Iranian politics. The Shah of Iran was the reason for the Cultural Revolution that took place in Iran. The installing of a puppet played right into the conservatives hands and sowed the seeds for the events that followed. Jimmy even allowed the Shah to come to the US for medical treatment to keep the old fuck alive, but events were already set in motion.
Today, if you want to convert people from being anti-west to being pro-west, you don’t bomb them, you talk to them. What he did in Palestine should be reciprocated in Iran as well.