Once again it comes down to America and how we aren't doing what needs to be done.
We did not create the situation in Iran and I guarantee you the moment we take an active stance in on the situation there we will be accused by most of the rest of the world as well as a large chunk of the Iranian population as meddling in afairs that don't concern us and worse.
It always happens this way. Some area of the world screws up their own situation, we end up going in and cleaning it up.
This usually happens at the expense of American lives and lots of American taxpayer money and we get sh!t all over for our efforts.
GET IT NOW!!!
No I don't get it because you're only partially correct.
The issue is thus: A Genious policy of Carter Admin and Europeans in the late 70s was to install Islamic Dictatorships in the middle east in order to create a "wall" or "buffer" if you will around Communism.
I believe US was suckered into such a policy by the European powers, who, to this day, continue their VERY STRONG BUSINESSANDTRADE ties with the MULLAHS!
The Iranian people didn't willingly bring these fascists to power. Many Iranians were upset at some of the policies of the Shah - but they didn't want to replace the Shah with the Khomenists - they only wanted to cause more changes and liberalizations - instead the British, French US smothered Iran with mind-war propoganda, etc.. and created the histeria and influence that resuled in the so-called "Islamic Republic of Iran" .. I tell you - Iranians first of all are not Arabs - they are Persians. Second of all, Iranians are in essence non-Islamic peoples. Islam was forced upon Persians by the Arabs - and Zoroastrianism (which is the most ancient monotheistice religion in the world) was persecuted and condemned by the barbaric Arabs.
The Iranian people are smart and they know their history. They are ready and willing to overthrow the regime but it has to happen at the right time and it needs the moral support of the United States government, otherwise - an uprising will occur and if there is no media attention and no support from US - the Europeans/Mullah alliance will crush the uprising as they always do!
"We did not create the situation in Iran... "
Actually, we did. Carter did.