Welcome to the board, Friend....
Enough chit-chat:
"Nevertheless, Carter was a better president."
No doubt you teach geopolitical history at one of our noteworthy universities....
You won't like this:
Carter’s brilliant strategic ploy of abandoning the shah of Iran, an important American ally, soon led to soaring oil prices and, of course, Islamic lunatics holding fifty-two Americans hostage in Tehran, where they remained for 444 days, until Carter was safely removed from office by the American people. (Carter’s abandonment of the shah also gave rise to the global Islamofascist movement we’re still dealing with today.)
The 1953 Iranian coup d'état (known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup[3]) was the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Iran Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh on 19 August 1953, orchestrated by the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom and the United States under the name TPAJAX Project.[4] The coup saw the transition of Mohammad-Rezā Shāh Pahlavi from a constitutional monarch to an authoritarian one who relied heavily on United States support to hold on to power until his own overthrow in February 1979.[5]
1953 Iranian coup d'état - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was a popular, and democratically elected leader. He was a moderate Muslim, a moderate socialist, and considerably more decent than any ruler Iran has had since.
Mohammad-Rezā Shāh Pahlavi was never a popular dictator. In 1979 the only way President Carter could have kept him in power would have been by a military occupation of Iran. I am glad Carter did not order that, and sorry that President Eisenhower did order the overthrow of the democratic government of Iran.
1. Your post could hardly be topped as proof of what the Great Man posited:
"Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so."
And...again, enough chit-chat....let's get down to disemboweling....
Dr. Abbas Milani is he Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University. His recent book is “The Shah,” is based on ten years studying the archives of the United States and of Britain. The following is from his recent lecture on that subject.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297919-1
2. Prior to 1951, Britain controlled Iran’s oil industry. The US foresaw how the one-sided dominance would result in a nationalist uprising, and
warned Britain, but they refused to alter the agreements, claiming that they knew how to deal with the ‘natives.’
a.
Mossedeq was the nationalist leader of the Iranian Parliament, becoming so via democratic process, and the first thing he did was
nationalize the oil industry. Britain wanted to attack Iran, but Truman wouldn’t allow it. Then the Brits tried to get the Shah to use the army to throw Mossadeq out…but the
Shah refused to do anything illegal.
3. When the communists attacked Mossadeq, the nationalists, the middle class, the merchants and even a broad swath of clerics—Islamists such as Ayatollah Abolgasem Kashani, a mentor of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—had initially supported Mossadegh.
4. But by November of ’52, try as they may, the US could not make a deal with
Mossadeq, who demanded 100% control of oil, which would never be accepted by Britain. The US began to agree with overthrowing the Prime Minister.
a. The power of the communists was increasing in Iran…and the economy suffered a downturn. Both factors caused
a loss of popular support for Mossadeq- but due to the loss of support, he felt the need to gravitate toward the communists. This scared off the clergy.
b. Brits and the US began to send in agents provocateurs to act as communists to further cause rifts between the clergy and Mossadeq.
c. As compensation for his support, Ayatollah Kashani began to demand veto rights on legislation, and Islamic laws, and laws against Baha’is.
Mossadeq refused, and lost the cleric’s support.
5. Due to the unrest and criticisms,
Mossadeq decided to dismiss the parliament; without any constitutional or legal basis. His supporters warned him that this would allow the Shah to make recess appointments, including the Prime Ministers. He didn’t believe that the Shah would do it….he was wrong. On August 13th, 1953 the Shah signed the decree which removed Mossadeq and replace him with General Fazollah Zehedi. “When pro-Shah soldiers went to arrest Mossadegh, they instead were captured.”
http://coat.ncf.ca/our_magazine/links/issue51/articles/51_14-15.pdf The Shah fled to Rome.
6. By August 19th,
crowds filled the streets, attacked Mossadeq’s home, and took over the radio station. The question is whether these crowds were simply concerned Iranians, nationalists, communists, as the Shah’s supporters claimed, or paid CIA operatives, and the CIA claims.
a. Professor Milani,
using the latest declassified archival documents, suggests two things:
a) the crowds were combinations of both, and
b) “Although declassified CIA documents confirmed many details of his account, which Roosevelt told with the relish of a John le Carré thriller, his version was exceptionally self-serving. For instance, despite
knowing little about Iranian society and speaking no Persian, Roosevelt launched by his own description an instantly
potent propaganda campaign. Dwight Eisenhower, president during the 1953 coup, was to characterize Roosevelt’s report as seeming “more like a dime novel.”
The CIA claimed more power that it actually had.
The
There is nothing the Left likes better than putting together scenarios which paint the United States as evil....
...and I'm certain you'll get props for advancing same....as in: "Iranian coup d'état (known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup[3]) was the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Iran Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh on 19 August 1953, orchestrated by the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom and the United States..."
Again, for the hard-of-thinking...."Due to the unrest and criticisms,
Mossadeq decided to dismiss the parliament; without any constitutional or legal basis. His supporters warned him that this would allow the Shah to make recess appointments, including the Prime Ministers. He didn’t believe that the Shah would do it….he was wrong. On August 13th, 1953 the Shah signed the decree which removed Mossadeq and replaced him with General Fazollah Zehedi.
You see, the Shah had appointed Mossadegh....and legally removed him.
Mossadegh himself was appointed prime minister by the parliament upon recommendation of the Shah himself.
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Mossadegh was tried for treason, and sentenced to three years in prison. Following his release he remained under house arrest until his death in 1967. The new government under the Shah in August 1954 reached an agreement with foreign oil companies to "restore the flow of Iranian oil to world markets in substantial quantities"...In his memoirs, Eisenhower writes angrily about Mossadegh, and describes him as impractical and naive, though stops short of admitting any overt involvement in the coup."
Mohammed Mossadeq - Discussion and Encyclopedia Article. Who is Mohammed Mossadeq? What is Mohammed Mossadeq? Where is Mohammed Mossadeq? Definition of Mohammed Mossadeq. Meaning of Mohammed Mossadeq.
The version you believe is the Kermit Roosevelt version....no longer given credence.
Tough luck, huh?
Relying on you for knowledge of history would be like rushing to England for dental care.
