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Don't forget, the country _was_ on a liberal and democratic path under Mossadegh several decades ago. It just wasn't a path that the US and the UK liked. Hence
by mangamadaiyan 3y ago
Don't forget, the country _was_ on a liberal and democratic path under Mossadegh several decades ago. It just wasn't a path that the US and the UK liked. Hence began a series of "interventions" which eventually resulted in the present regime.
This would be the right place to insert that old (Santayana?) quote about history, I guess.
- philwelch 3y ago> Don't forget, the country _was_ on a liberal and democratic path under Mossadegh several decades ago. False. Mossadegh had already suspended elections prior to the coup, which is one of the reasons he lost popular support.
- mangamadaiyan 3y agoCitation please? Not a sarcastic question, asking so that I can learn. My source was Ryszard Kapuscinski's book.
- mangamadaiyan 3y ago... and a few more. That apart, none of what you've said excuses the CIA interventions which eventually let Khomeini take power.
- philwelch 3y agoI misspoke; Mossadeq dissolved the parliament and rigged a referendum allowing him to do so rather than suspending elections. Also, the CIA was likely not actually responsible for the coup anyway: https://web.archive.org/web/20150603235034/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/middle-east/2014-06-16/what-really-happened-iran https://web.archive.org/web/20150603235034/https://www.forei...