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To: Thomas M. who wrote (27881)	8/17/1998 12:41:00 PM
From: Richard D	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

<<internal forces>> Tom, Yes, we have a history of installing governments via coup in the pre-vietnam/cold war era. We have aided Afghan rebels in the post-vietnam era, via armaments and training. But by in large, we have stayed away from trying to prop up failing dictatorships post vietnam and cold war. For example, Pres. Bush stopped before entering Baghdad because he didn't want the trouble of dealing with the internal forces post Gulf War. We have kept as far from Bosnia as possible and have only entered reluctantly there to stop the genocide from continuing. We let the Philippine government fall when Marcos was swept out. My opinion is that while the U.S. did some ugly things in the past, it was in a period of a Cold War, underscore war. In a quasi-war situation, you can't be the perfect boy scout. We have learned many lessons since Vietnam, and encouraging democracies has become the politically correct thing to do now. So while I don't want to wash our hands of responsibility in Iran, I think we have learned many lessons since and are a far different country now. Richard PS With a little warmed-over Iranian propaganda, the public of Saudi Arabia could develop <<those anti-American sentiments that have reigned in Iran for the past few decades.>>