[backhoe]

Well, I agree- while he did repress dissidents, he also gave women rights that they had never before enjoyed, and was trying to modernize his country.

Indeed, some thought that was a prime cause of his downfall- spooking the more fundamentalist elements in Iran and elsewhere.

[OldSgt.]

I lived in Isfahan, Iran 74-76. The people were being suppressed big time, little of the money was getting out to the people in public works. Lots was going into building up his Military. The Savac, secret Police were every where. Most of us Americans could see it coming, the overthrow. And The Iranian people weren't that bad.learn some Farsi, travel the country, the people were open and friendly.