[ClearCase_guy]

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.

[FARS]

No harm no foul. Alan and I were in Iran trying to prevent the Soviets taking over Iran via Khomeini and the Marxist Islamist Mojaheddin and Fedayeen so tend to get a bit hot (smile)