[freedom44]

Those were Palestinians, not Iranians.

Iranians held candle light vigils.

I don't understand why we tend to think of the Middle East as one COUNTRY.

I've heard this 'dancing in the streets' on various occasions, when it was a group of 20 palestinians, somehow that came to represent 30+ countries.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I don't understand why we tend to think of the Middle East as one COUNTRY.

American Public Schools?

[wireplay]

Funny, isn't it.

Iranians are Persians, not Arabs
Iran is not part of the Middle East
Iranians speak Farsi, not Arabic
Iranians are Shi'ites, not Sunnis.

1979 was the overthrow of a brutal dictator to be replaced by a brutal theocracy. America should not have supported the Shah any more than we supported Saddam but it was the cold war and the rules were different.

Bottom-line is that the Iranians are chanting pro-USA slogans in the streets. We need to do more to help them and humanitarian aid for a ctastrophe like this earthquake is a great way to start.