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To: RMF who wrote (889007)	9/19/2015 9:20:46 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575695

WHY you think that the Supreme Leader is so TOTALLY in charge in Iran? 1) Because of the way their system of government is set up. The Supreme Leader is explicitly given the position of commander in chief. 2) Because the previous Supreme Leader made decisions of waging war with Iraq and then deciding to cease warfare. The current Supreme Leader was handpicked by the previous one as he was facing death. 3) His actions during the contested Presidential election of 2009: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the nation to unite behind Ahmadinejad, labeling his victory as a "divine assessment". [21] Khamenei then announced there would be an investigation into vote-rigging claims. [22]On 16 June, the Guardian Council announced it would recount 10% of the votes and concluded there were no irregularities at all, dismissing all election complaints. [23] [24] [25] However, Mousavi stated that a recount would not be sufficient since he claimed 14 million unused ballots were missing, giving the Interior Ministry an opportunity to manipulate the results. [26] On 19 June, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the pro-Mousavi demonstrations as illegal, [27] and protests the next day were met with stiff resistance from government forces, with many reported deaths. [28] Do you think that if he told the military leaders there that they had to divest themselves of all commercial interests and wealth they'd just say...O.K.? A hypothetical that isn't realistic ... why would he do that?