[ScudBud]

I worked as a Bush team member at at mall close by my hometown today, registering republican voters. An older man and his wife stopped by, as it was his wish to change parties from democrat to republican. They both had heavy accents, and looked of middle eastern ancestry. They said they were from Persia, and had immigrated to America in 1986.
They were very dear people, and told me during their brief visit to the booth of the horrible things that befall average Iranian citizens in their homeland. Before we go off on some massive bombing sweep of Iran, think about people like these, who haven't been as fortunate, still stuck in that hellhole.Also, they said it wouldn't be surprising at all to observe a civil war there in the near future. Maybe we can help the decent folks of that land to overthrow an oppressive system without risking so many of our own fighters. Just yesterday I had the "just nuke 'em" mentality..... I feel very different now.

[nuconvert]

Thanks for sharing that.
Some forget that the regime does NOT represent the people. The Iranian people are victims of the regime. It's important to distinguish between the population and the government of Iran.

[freedom44]

Our strategy in Iran is not to attack militarily, but to help the pro-US populace overthrow the Mullahs.

Read this article.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-13158838,00.html

The American government has reportedly set it sights on toppling the regime in Iran if it wins a new term in office.
The US wants to trigger a revolt within Iran by stoking up dissent among the population, a White House official told The Times.
The claim came as an Iranian minister said intelligence services had dismantled all branches of the country's al Qaeda network.
Iran is part of the "axis of evil" named by the US President along with Iraq and North Korea.
But unlike the toppling of Saddam Hussein, The Times said a change in Iran's rulers would not come about through military action.
However, the anonymous official, known to be a hawk, hinted at a possible strike against Iran's contentious nuclear programme.
Iran has agreed to defuse its nuclear threat but the US remains unconvinced.
"If George Bush is re-elected there will be much more intervention in the internal affairs of Iran," the official said.
In a separate report, Time magazine also claimed that the bipartisan commission into the September 11 attacks would conclude that Iran allowed al Qaeda terrorists to travel freely through the country.
An official told the magazine that the men involved in the terror strikes were in Iran between October 2000 to February 2001.

[edwin hubble]

"Just yesterday I had the "just nuke 'em" mentality..... I feel very different now."

There is a substantial pro-western, pro-American sentiment in Iran; a dissatisfaction with the muslim theocracy.