[DIRTYSECRET]

It's been 45 years. The people are tired of the mullahs but this guy doesn't appear to be the answer. Too much baggage and he's not a good looking crown prince-type-fella waiting in the wings anymore. Too much fatherly baggage. Most Iranians are not old enough to remember the Shah but those that do cannot be too nostalgic as they are living overseas now and won't return.

[DIRTYSECRET]

I remember this fella offering to fight in the war against Iraq. Brave but more than naive. They wouda killed him first.

[Fiji Hill]

Yeah, we need to make Iran into a democracy just like Vermont or New Hampshire. That has worked throughout the Middle East, hasn’t it?

[BenLurkin]

Iran will never be governed by enlightenment principals. Whatever form of “democracy” it comes up with will be a sham.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Most Iranians are not old enough to remember the Shah but those that do cannot be too nostalgic as they are living overseas now and won’t return.”

I nominate Kim Kardashian for Shah.

[nwrep]

Yes, he is rather ugly, which is surprising considering his mother was an international beauty:

[Robert DeLong]

But you accept the words of the author:

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is a political scientist specializing in U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East and is a Harvard-educated scholar. He can be reached at Dr.rafizadeh@post.harvard.edu or on X at @Dr_Rafizadeh.

Other than that, what is actually known about him?

Before judgement is passed, we should hear what the speaker has to offer.

Only then should we formulate an opinion as to the validity of the claim this author is making.

[bigbob]

CPAC - who shivs a git?

Maybe the guy who runs it needs to get his own house in order first.

[Fiji Hill]

Looks like the American Thinker is turning neocon.