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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cosmicforce who wrote (34007)	10/18/2001 12:31:06 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 82486

Well, I cannot say that what happened in 1954 is irrelevant, but I can say that we had information suggesting that Mussadegh was going to adopt a pro- Soviet policy, and that the early years of the Shah's regime were reformist. He engaged in the redistribution of land to peasants, improved education and social services, gave women the right to vote, and promoted industrial growth. It is true that his regime became increasingly intolerant of dissent, and that the Savak became more powerful and brutal, but for awhile there he was a benevolent despot. Considering the ideology of the Islamicists like Khomeini, who was already a key figure in the 60s, it is possible that the outcome would have been the same even had he been considerably less repressive......