Iran used to be a democracy. What do you suppose happened?

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Iran used to be a democracy. What do you suppose happened?

Bowser — 9/25/2007 1:17:39 AM (archived)

Imagine - a democracy in the Middle East. A seed from which freedom could grow and blossom. Planted in a garden which borders the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan and Iraq.

What do you suppose happened?

And why do you suppose that was done? (Hint - Mossadegh decided that Iran ought to begin profiting from its own vast oil reserves and took steps to nationalize the oil industry which had previously been controlled by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later changed to the British Petroleum Company).

I could imagine that Iran might want a nuclear bomb to prevent the US from meddling in it's affairs, helping gas it's citizens, training a secret police, that sort of thing.

Arf

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Early returns on Ahmadinejad - TB - 9/24/2007 7:27:04 PM
- I heard last night - azstrummer - 9/26/2007 3:42:34 PM
  - re: I heard last night - TB - 9/26/2007 6:12:38 PM
    - War and shouting - Raoul - 9/27/2007 5:52:19 PM
    - re: I heard last night - azstrummer - 9/26/2007 9:28:11 PM
      - re: I heard last night - TB - 9/26/2007 9:57:16 PM
        
        re: I heard last night - azstrummer - 9/26/2007 11:33:18 PM
    - "Down with [insert name]" - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/26/2007 7:00:31 PM
      - The word in the Arabic script is "death." - TB - 9/26/2007 7:05:34 PM
        
        How did you translate it? (n/t) - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/26/2007 7:10:40 PM
        
        Translation - TB - 9/26/2007 7:29:04 PM
        
        Arabic is not the dominant language in Iran - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/26/2007 7:52:45 PM
        
        I know that. - TB - 9/26/2007 9:10:03 PM
        
        Honestly I can't tell - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/26/2007 11:04:28 PM
  - I've heard the same (n/t) - McFly - 9/26/2007 5:09:27 PM
- Wasn't there for the event - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/25/2007 9:29:52 PM
  - Transcript of the Debate - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/26/2007 1:10:31 AM
    - The Bible - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/26/2007 2:58:46 AM
      - I have more questions about US foreign policy - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/26/2007 11:26:09 AM
- A remarkable opportunity... - Donald - 9/25/2007 5:33:32 AM
  - Columbia fed a monster. - Lee - 9/25/2007 8:54:57 PM
- Is this guy worse than the Shah? - Bowser - 9/24/2007 10:06:38 PM
  - Bowser, you are an idiot. - Lee - 9/24/2007 10:35:10 PM
    - Is this guy worse than the Shah? (n/t) - Bowser - 9/25/2007 6:12:08 PM
      - Let me see!...A guy who wants to wipe out the Jewish population of Israel....The Shah had no such desire. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/26/2007 5:35:55 PM
      - Not an unreasonable question by any stretch, imho (n/t) - McFly - 9/26/2007 5:06:03 PM
      - The Shah didn't preach global jihad. - Lee - 9/25/2007 9:10:57 PM
    - re: Bowser, you are an idiot. - And I'm a Moderate - 9/25/2007 1:34:37 AM
    - Who supplied the gas Iraq used on Iran? - Bowser - 9/25/2007 12:21:59 AM
      - Not the United States. - TB - 9/25/2007 5:31:53 AM
      - Iraq supplied its own gas. - Lee - 9/25/2007 1:48:18 AM
        
        You and Tom had a completely different view of dual-use chemicals when you justified an invasion of Iraq. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/26/2007 7:11:33 PM
        
        Are you aware of where this puts you? - TB - 9/26/2007 7:31:50 PM
        
        Err... it puts me pointing out hypocrisy? - alcaray - 9/26/2007 10:21:06 PM
- And a positive review on Bollinger - TB - 9/24/2007 9:50:39 PM
- Ahmadinejad has lots of guts! - Raoul - 9/24/2007 8:44:20 PM
  - The difference is that Bush would probably be killed. - TB - 9/24/2007 9:49:37 PM
    - Iran used to be a democracy. What do you suppose happened? - Bowser - 9/25/2007 1:17:39 AM
      - There's only one democratic nation in the Middle-East; guess which one? - Jacob Samorodin - 9/26/2007 5:32:25 PM
      - And tell me, what's preventing it from being a democracy now? - TB - 9/25/2007 5:34:36 AM
        
        As you may have noticed to what happens to a society under stress. - Bowser - 9/25/2007 6:20:10 PM
        
        Amazing. - TB - 9/25/2007 6:30:50 PM
        
        Still, if we grant your "stressed nation" theory... - TB - 9/25/2007 6:37:10 PM
  - Or NO BRAiNS!!!!! - carl - 9/24/2007 8:54:35 PM

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