Not too many Americans recall the 1953 coup in Iran that installed the Shah. And the CIA involvement in that coup.
I bet the Iranians remember.
Hell, most Americans don't remember Nuland and Obama's shenanigans in Ukraine in 2014.
The tragedy is that if we had told the British to get lost and supported Mosaddegh we could have had Iran as our main ally in the region. Instead we supported the British and BP. We could have had Vietnam as an ally after WWII if we’d told the French to get lost. We had strong ties to Ho Chi Minh during WWII and had saved his life with penicillin. Our CIA\State Department have been screwing the pooch from the beginning. A little restraint in our imperial economic exploitation would make the world a much more peaceful and stable place.
Well said and couldnt agree more!!
x3. Iran used to be an ally and a free country before the CIA got involved.
