Roudy,
et al,
This is an entirely different matter. The Iranians love their government ---- they really do. If they didn't love their government, they have the capability to overthrow the regime and change it to something new. They have done it before.
Sanctions are a joke. Only the people end up suffering. They can't "rise up" to remove a brutal barbaric regime, and the corrupt leaders will continue stealing their millions.
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The leadership of the government is representative of the cultural dynamics of the people. They wanted an Islamic Republic, and they got it.
If there is barbarity and corruption in the government, it is up to the people of Iran to straighten it out. Freedom is not something you hand over on a silver platter. One only needs to observe Iraq to fathom that. If you hand it to them, they will just trash it. It only means something to the people if they work to secure it and protect it.
The Iranians protect their Islamic Republic. That is the choice they made and the destiny they chose.
Most Respectfully,
R