The United States has not only a duty, but an inherent right to "intervene" when its interests or citizens are threatened or somehow placed in jeopardy. Collectively, our Nation has used great restraint, and its not as if the United States is known for sticking its nose in other Nations' business or affairs, unless our liberty interests are somehow affected.
The support of the Shah and his family was a prudent political move and kept stability in that Nation for almost thirty years. A Nation that America had an abundance of interests in, (as did Great Britain) as Iran supplied the bulk of crude oil to the West in the 1950s, and we had a ton of money invested in that oil, its exploration, the technology to retrieve it, and the supply chain to get the product to market. Just as important, geopolitically, Iran sits at the Straights of Hormuz, and it was critical especially during the 1950s and 1960s that the Persian Gulf and the Straights of Hormuz remain a viable shipping lane. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
