[kabar]

Only problem is History shows his idea is absurd nonsense. If Iran did this it would be the first time an authoritarian Govt was overthrown by a purely popular uprising. Every single popular revolt in history has arose when an authoritarian govt tired to reform the existing system to cope with an external threat. Without the external threat, there is no crack in the facade or oppression reformers can hammer a wedge into.

Poland and Solidarnosc' started the downfall of the Soviet Union.

[Bernard]

Poland and Solidarnosc' started the downfall of the Soviet Union.

There was a moral authority available for the Poles in the form of Pope John Paul II. Unfortunately, there appears to be no moral equivalent or moral authority in Islam to support a popular democracy movement in Iran or anywhere else in the Islam world.