However, he was not the most evil man in the world. But Liberals in 1978 made a huge deal out of the atrocities in Iran. Jimmy Carter disliked him intensely and withdrew support. The result was the Iranian revolution and the elevation of the mullahs to positions of power in the Middle East. It's been downhill ever since. Thanks Jimmy!
Now, we know that the mullahs are building nuclear weapons. We know about the urge for freedom in Iran. We know that the mullahs are committing atrocities against people who want a more modern social system. And our president sits and does nothing.
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,