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Originally Posted by wolf
Hmm. Let's see.
Traditional monarchy in a country that was actually fairly progressive for it's region in terms of things like individual freedom and woman's rights versus a religious dictatorship that was looked upon as a role model for the Taliban?
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If by "progressive" you mean in terms of setting up
a brutal secret police , then I guess you're right. If we had invaded Iran when the Shah was in power we would be making the same accusations against him that we did against Hussein.
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