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That is true. And then the West pushed the Shah to losen up control and become less authoritarian which enabled the Islamic Revolution.

There is a reason a lot of countries verbally lash out when the US/EU or Western NGOs accuse them of being too authoritarian. The alternative to authoritarianism is often worse.

The CIA should stop meddling in other countries. But the same goes for Western governments and NGOs. The latter is often worse than the former.



The Shah was dying of cancer, his own officials thought he was weak and vacillating


Its amazing how training and data can manipulate those around you.

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