No, my friend, he wasn't perfect.......his secret police certainly were responsible for their share of what we perceive as abuses (and in light of what we know of Islamic extremists today, they may VERY well have been justifiable in his mind and maybe even ours). Still, he was a staunch ally; a strong ally. The Middle East truly went to hell when he was driven out.
Well, my friend... What you read and believed about the Shah was written by MSM and Leftist reports and anchors.
I doubt if you do believe what leftists said about the Shah. I hope you can talk about the Shah with an Iranian citizen!