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Given the long-term consequences of overthrowing the Iranian government, I cannot help but wonder if people involved in US foreign politics secretly wish that t
by krylon 8y ago
Given the long-term consequences of overthrowing the Iranian government, I cannot help but wonder if people involved in US foreign politics secretly wish that the operation had failed. It might have saved the world a lot of trouble later on.
And somehow, this seems to be a recurring pattern in the foreign politics of the USA (although I suspect one could easily find many examples for other countries, too) - "solutions" that in the long run cause far bigger problems than the ones they were meant to solve in the first place.
On the other hand, that pattern is hardly exclusive to politics, so maybe it is just human nature at work.
- Synaesthesia 8y agoConsidering they had 25 years of the Shah being allied to them, and able to use profits from the oil there, maybe not.
- krylon 8y agoBut then Khomeini came along, the Shah was overthrown, and today, Iran supports the Syrian government, rebels in Yemen, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Plus, the US and Israeli governments have been a making a lot of noise about possible Iranian plans to build nuclear weapons. These days, I think, it would be very convenient for the USA, if Iran still was a secular democracy they could be on friendly terms with. Certainly there are people who consider the coup against Mossadegh a worthwhile investment. But there were some, uh, unforeseen repercussions.