It's the same story we've gotten used to by now. The long term consequences of messing around in the Mideast are worse than not having gotten involved in the first place. No coup would have meant no Shah and no Mullahs. More of the same is not going to improve the situation; it's the external threat we present which is keeping the Mullahs in power.
I just don’t agree. We can’t blame the victim for egging on his persecutors.