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In Iran, A Moment
The chickens are restless in Iran.
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I am not sure that re-installing a Shah in Iran is such a great idea. That did not end well the last time around. Once upon a time, we supported a puppet regime in South Vietnam. With U.S. support, Ngo Dinh Diem led a brutal, corrupt regime that ended in a CIA backed coup and the assassination of Diem and his brother. It was a terribly misguided episode that led to our deepening involvement in Vietnam. To paraphrase General Colin Powell (who was commenting on Iraq at the time), if you break it, you own it. With the situation in Venezuela hardly settled, the U.S. should be very careful about anything it is potentially promising (or threatening) in Iran.