(01-04-2020, 07:33 PM)jj82284 Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 06:01 PM)mikesez Wrote: Between 53 and 79, The Iranians were at peace with the United States and with the Saudis.
That's good!
However, the Iranians were also living in fear of one of the most brutal secret police units in the world, many of the cities besides the capital were still basically in a middle ages level of technology. US foreign aid ignored this corruption so long as the shah continued to disfavor the Soviets.
That's bad!

Also no one here ever says it anyone else is right.  Are you new here?

Again, the iranian revolution made it worse for the people of Iran not better.  The current administration is more concerned with war against the infidels and regional hegemony then they are boosting the domestic economy.

All true.
Back when we had bases on their territory, and when we were selling them weapons, and when we were buying their oil, we might have had some influence to encourage them to do little things to make their country more modern and their people better provided for.
Now we have no influence at all.
Whatever we say they should do they should do, they will do the opposite.
Really all we can do is sit back and hope. Maybe they'll get some positive influence from the Russians or the Turks. Relatively speaking of course. Both of those countries have problems, but both of them have a lot less problems than Iran.
My point is they won't be getting any positive influence from us.

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