Originally Posted by Ethersync

How about us propping up the Shah so British Petroleum could have a monopoly on Iranian oil. He was far more brutal than the current regime in control of Iran. When the Iranian people rose up and overthrew him and democratically elected a new president the CIA and MI6 went in and removed the new president from power and put him in prison and reinstalled the Shah into power sentencing the Iranian people to a life in bondage and poverty. Everyone involved in overthrowing the Shah (a brutal dictator) was killed.

This is what led to the Iranian revolution. It took religious extremists to finally once and for all overthrow the Shah and keep us from meddling with their country.

And what did the US press talk about when the Shah, our ally, was overthrown and a new president was democratically elected? Our news questioned why the Shah would up and decide to just leave power. Question like, "Is it right for the Shah to just quit?" were debated. When we overthrew the elected president and put the Shah back in power the western press talked about how great it is that the Shah decided to be responsible and take care of Iran again.

I would start there.