Rick Moran "In 2009, when millions took to the streets in Iran to protest a rigged election, President Obama remained relatively silent, refusing to encourage the protesters and giving tacit approval to the subsequent brutal crackdown by Iranian authorities. Many on the left applauded this policy of non-interference, claiming that because Iranians hated the U.S. so much, any support to the protests given by an American president would be counterproductive.
"Donald Trump is receiving some of the same advice today. The underlying assumption of American policy for more than 30 years has been that the Iranian revolution and the theocratic regime are permanent and the U.S. must accept the extremist Islamists currently in power.
"Trump has rejected that longstanding policy, and in addition to his strong support for the demonstrators being cut down in the streets, his administration is keeping a close eye on the progress of protesters, looking to take advantage of any opportunity to support revolution." . . .
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. . . "There is something important to be said for giving all the moral support we can to the Iranian protesters. Even if the protests fail this time, you can pretty much guarantee that the next round of demonstrations won't take nine years to percolate. If we look at an Iranian revolution as a long-term project, the regime will eventually hang itself with its own oppression of the people.
"To those who think there is no chance ever for protesters to overthrow the powerful mullahs, one need only look at the 1979 revolution, where the Shah had the backing of the army and secret police, but demonstrators were able to lever him out of power."
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