The west helped the Islamic revolution more than Khomeini intended to

Submitted by Harrak (Canada), Jan 9, 2007 at 14:05

Iran is the strongest in its last 18 years? but how? Let me tell you first what the west did for Iran to become stronger:

1- Helped Saddam Husien in the 8 years war and provoked military industry in Iran

2- Sanctioned Iran and that led to self sufficiency

3- widthrawal from Lebanon in the 80s and give the space for Iran to operate

4- Antagonize syria and that is offering a gift alliance to Iran

5- Helped the Taliban and that turned agaist the west and in favour of Iran

6- topple taliban and that ended up even better for Iran

7- topple Saddam husein and that gave the whole Iran to Iran

still to come:

8- more sanctions on Iran's nuclear program and that will lead to a military nuclear Iran

The west helped the Islamic revolution more than Khomeini intended to. Whether the west intended or not, that is not the issue, although I blame that on the KNN (Know-Nothing Network) in the USA administration mainly.

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