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To: NickSE who wrote (96135)	4/25/2003 1:38:02 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 281500

"The best way to invest in regime change in Iran is through the people of Iran themselves. It is so important at this stage to be supportive of the Iranian people and give them this moral solace that they’re not alone." If the mullahs want to meddle in Iraq, we should return the favor... Derek

To: NickSE who wrote (96135)	4/25/2003 12:51:41 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

The July 9 strike is also putting Washington on the spot, as policymakers scramble to decide how the American government should respond. Seems like a no-brainer to me... Wait and see what form of government takes its place, while ensuring that we have established some form of liaison with all the potential political players in a post-fundamentalist Iran... But above all, we should not take a public position, or permit ourselves to be discovered actively aiding any particular group unless such support is requested by reputable majority opposition groups should there be a repressive crack-down. It has been nearly inevitable that Iran's young society would pressure the hard liners to give up power eventually.... All they needed was the belief that the regime was losing grip and unable to adequately respond... A wide-scale revolt this summer by students in the Islamic Republic, where about 70% of the population is under the age of 30, would be momentous. Once again, as I've continuously harped about before, the demographic trends of the region portend some major political and economic changes. The challenge for the US is to ensure that those changes are positive, and not militant. Young people don't naturally seek to be militant, IMO. Militancy comes from feelings of hopelessness and economic despair, with no obvious alternative to solving their problems. Hawk