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What is “not a nice man” relative to the Shah. YOur opinion is based on what? American Lame Stream Media? Is the Director of the FBI not a nice man if he enforces the law against terror? (forget the current admnistration rules of non-engagement let alone denying terrorism exists).

The Soviet Union and the Iranian Tudeh (Communist) Party HAD been trying for DECADES to get control of Iran and a path to warm waters in the southern waters by destabilizing the Monarchy.

Are you aware of that? If not, try to read up (not from the Carter sponsored press articles and turn to reality). Lots of even-handed writings to use.

Or, would you think that like Obama, who is deliberately detroying America, the Shah should have used kid gloves on the Soviet thugs and ASSASSINS. He tried in courts and then commuted the sentences of the assassins as they had attacked him - not his “we the people”, so he could forgive the former but not the latter crimes.

The Soviets were not nice about how and what they did - nor later were the Khomeini revolution surrogates sent in by the Soviets to destabilize Iran. Should he have not responded to this attack? It consisted of terroriss not politicians trying to establish a political presence.

Even the Tudeh now admit they did not want political freedom for the people ONLY just for themselves and their imported Soviet philosophies!!

cheers,

My roommate in college, in 1978-79, was from Iran. He told me about Khomeini (living in Paris at the time). And he told me about the Shah. He supported the Shah, and I did as well. He admitted that the Shah had dangerous people trying to undermine him and had to take tough measures. He supportd those measures, and I supported them as well. My roommate said that Jimmy Carter was creating problems, and I agreed with that as well.

I'm not sure you and I disagree. I meant no disrespect, nor criticism, when I said the Shah was not a nice man. In some situations, trying to be a "nice man" is foolish. I would argue that many of Jimmy Carter's mistakes stemmed from his desperate need to appear to the world as a "nice man". He wasn't, and isn't. The Shah was doing what he had to do. The US was very foolish for withdrawing support.