Iran creates international panic

xoxoxoBruce · 10-27-2008, 08:38 AM

Iran was a democracy... until we stepped in. :p

TheMercenary · 11-16-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Iran was a democracy... until we stepped in. :p

Ummmm, I don't think that is historically correct. I do believe it was a constitutional monarchy and in Iran's case they would have had a hereditary monarchy, with the Shahs family dominating the power base. We probably prevented them from forming some form of democratic model by propping up the Shah for so many years.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2008, 12:31 PM

Dr Mohammad Mossadegh brought democracy to Iran, but stepped on the toes of the Brit oil interests. They were unsuccessful in ousting him, so they turned to the CIA to come up with operation TP/Ajax, I think it was, to overthrow Mossadegh violently and regain control of the oil.

10-27-2008, 08:38 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Iran was a democracy... until we stepped in. :p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2008, 12:31 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dr Mohammad Mossadegh brought democracy to Iran, but stepped on the toes of the Brit oil interests. They were unsuccessful in ousting him, so they turned to the CIA to come up with operation TP/Ajax, I think it was, to overthrow Mossadegh violently and regain control of the oil. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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