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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (351294)9/20/2007 6:00:00 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1573887
 
The Shah was a good and progressive ruler.

Maybe by the standards of the Middle East, or in comparison with Iran's present regime.

Leaving aside those standards and your left with a more mixed record. He was a bit of a thug in some ways but that sort of goes with the nature of being a dictator. While he did repress his opposition, he (as you point out) did things to help the country. In that way he was sort of like Pinochet, even if the actions he took were not exactly the same.
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