Originally posted by seataka

I do.

Iran is a big country. The strongholds of pro western sentiments are only in the city centers.
. Older Iranians know their history. It was the CIA that overthrew the elected government and installed the Shah.. who bled the country dry buying weapons from the US,and sold us cheap oil, but our economy was , of course very good, so we benefited, you benefited or your parents did. The Shah's secret police terrorized all dissidents, brutally.

This outcome of this revolution will be determined by the Revolutionary Guards, who are loyal to the Ayatollah, and to the forces that overthrew the Shah

If the current regime can make a convincing argument that the cia was behind the demonstrations in Tehran, then many innocent populists will be executed.

But that is just the cost of doing business the American way, making the world safe for Coca-Cola..

[edit on 14-6-2009 by seataka]

Originally posted by Apollumi
Oh, and the youth of any nation are easily baited and driven to support ideals which have nothing to do with reality. They are also very capable of running amok and breaking stuff. Much like youngsters of the animal kingdom. You first have to be wise enough not to have knee jerk reactions and this type of behavior cannot be found in those "oh so wise 20 somethings" running about and setting things on fire.

Nor should young people brandish guns to make their point.

You want to affect leadership, then have a nation simply stop doing anything. Don't go to work, don't purchase any goods. Wanna watch a government disappear? Then have the people simply do nothing whatsoever.