I too have a number of friends from old Persia, or Iran, most of whom fled it because it became a totalitarian state. They are intelligent, warm and decent people. Lik emost decent people they seek good survival for their families and peaceful relationships with the people around them.

Do not confuse the people of the country with its government; they are very different.

It would be like confusing the war on terror with overthrowing a tinpot dictator in a third world country with no serious connections to the terrorism one was combating. SHotsighted, possibly catastrophically so.

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