[vladimir998]

“That’s pretty much what happened in Iran in 1979, isn’t it?”

No. Iran was in independent country. It was no one’s colony in 1979. You do realize that, right?

[Alberta's Child]

Then why was the United States involved in overthrowing its government in the 1950s?

This is what a lot of Americans are just starting to come to realize: The United States of America has been the "colonial power" in much of the world since the end of World War II.