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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I think this is right. Iran was under a cruel dictator for years like Iraq, but the Iranians now know an Islamic dictatorship is not an improvement- Iraq may still need to learn this lesson the hard- same with France.
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During the shah's last 15-20 years Iran sent a lot of kids to the US to get educated. Those people went back and are part of a middle class that is amenable to some western liberalization.
We take out the Ayatollahs with bunkerbusters and win the hearts and minds of the bourgeouisises with iPods and big macs.
