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To: F14 Pilot
This bozo needs to open a Falafal Hut franchise and do something useful, or sneak back in and start killing some evil Moos himself, instead of sitting around on his ass waiting for the USA to make him king.


157 posted on 01/26/2005 9:55:20 PM PST by Hank Rearden (Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
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To: Hank Rearden
This bozo needs to open a Falafal Hut franchise and do something useful, or sneak back in and start killing some evil Moos himself, instead of sitting around on his ass waiting for the USA to make him king.

Please. We can judge Mr. Reza Pahlavi on the perits of his actions.

He does do a lot of writing and campaigning for the freedom for the people of Iran. While not actually grabbing a rifle and plugging a mullah, such writings do have some effect on encouraging the Iranians to organize themselves. Without some organized concerted effort, they have no chance for liberty.

Where he goes wrong lies in two points: First, we wants Americans to shoulder the burden of liberation while Iranians call all the shots. He is mistaken by thinking American lives are tools for liberty. We will help other peoples liberate themselves, but we cannot liberate people for them (it never works). Second, though I have not yet seen it directly in his writings (though my reading of his works is admittedly limited), there is the deep suspicion that he just wants the U.S. to install him into kingship in Iran. He is mistaken by thinking American lives are tools for individual political gain (Clinton had the same problem). Again, we will help other people liberate themselves, but we should not use our power to create new tyrants (that also never works).

166 posted on 01/27/2005 11:34:11 AM PST by pillbox_girl
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