[GeronL]

and we all saw how well they did

[onyx]

China is Communist. Iran is not.

[Vigilanteman]

. . . because the U.S. and the rest of the west was gutless. These students have a decent model of how an open Muslim society can function right next door in Turkey.

They also have the advantage of having at least a taste of democracy in the not so distant past. The Mullahs are between a rock and a hard place. Crack down to hard and suffer the backlash. Crack down not hard enough and invite more. Iran would be welcome back into the family of civilization. They are much more educated than the average nation under the yoke of Islamism.

[BunnySlippers]

The US has indicated that Iran is on the cusp of change. Hopefully these young people will be successful in time.