Lost your way from Democrat Underground? How I miss the days when Free Republic use to Zot members like you!
The French provided sancutary during the Shaw’s rule for the spiritual leader of Iran. He came from Paris to Terran.
Coups are nasty business. When imposed by outside forces the inhabitants of said countries suffer, and those creating the situation always have borh a financial motive and a tolerance for the cycle of violence wrought, and do not value lives affected.
You can thump your chest but you should consider no amount of American strength can prevent a determined adversary from doing the same to America as we have, are, and continue to do at the expense of destroying Internation law and order as we see fit.
We have choosen a path which requires America always impose or dictate to the rest of the world kest we become peers harshly repaid when we weaken, and with no legimate defense or claim to protections under International Law that we ignore for expediency by choice, and not due to extenstantial threats.