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2. What "democratic state they once enjoyed" are you talking about?
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The Iranians had a democratically elected government in the 1950s which was headed by Prime Minister Mossadegh. It was brought about by moderates seeking reform. It was overthrown with much assistance by the CIA who reinstalled the Shah. The Shah and his brutal regime was then overthrown by the fundamentalists led by Khomeni.
Ironically, the fundamentalists gained power because the moderates were deemed too weak in the face of the Shah and his american backers. Additionally, the Shah squashed freedom of speech and dissent except for in the Mosques. Hence the rise of militism and fundamentalism that went on to become one of the greater threats we seem to face today.
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3. So we shouldnt use military force to resolve problems because it "would prove people right"?
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1.There is a BIG difference between military force and dropping a nuclear bomb on another nation.
2. Dropping a weapon of mass destruction is not only laden with sick irony but further suggests to the people around the world that perhaps those who say, the West is out to destroy Islam are right. This one action would not only turn most of Islam against the West but would also turn many, MANY people in the west against whichever idiot thought it was OK to drop a nuke.