Despite its horrible history over the past many decades, I have faith in the Iranian people to achieve a Western style democracy and to have a highly civilized society. In particular, I am a huge fan of Iranian doctors....
A few years ago my then-20 year old daughter boarded an American Airlines flight out of Heathrow when fatigue hit and she asked for a glass of water. Instead, she was kicked off the plane because, to the stewardess’s eye, she looked sick. She was left, with absolutely no help or guidance, from AA. So you have a 20 y/o USA citizen kicked off an American carrier at the world’s busiest Airport and no way to get home. That was the only flight out of London that would allow her to make her connection that day.
She sat down in the middle of Heathrow and cried. The ONLY person in that bustling terminal who came to help her was an Iranian doctor. He got her the water the AA stewardess refused, talked to calm her down, let her use his cell to call her friends in London to arrange an overnight stay, even bought her tube ticket to get back to the city. Then, called me to let me know what had happened and that she’d be ok. He followed up the next day to be sure she’d made her flight.
Ever read "Not Without My Daughter"?