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The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a source of great instability and conflict, not just in the Middle East, but around the world. They have been the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world.
In the meanwhile, there is every evidence that this regime is deeply unpopular with its own people there. There have been repeated large protests all over the country, which has only been able to be put down with brutal and violent repression.
The time may be ripe for this rotten fruit to fall. The US is understandably wary of intervention- after poor consequences to prior interventions in the past, both in Iran, Iraq, and many other developing nations around the world. But this may not be a matter of forcing anything down another country‘s throat. It may be just a matter of creating coalitions to get rid of a handful of brutal dictators.
“Due to the war, the "Iranian regime have lost their control to suppress people, because a lot the leadership of IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] have been killed," she said. "Now the power of suppression are weakening inside Iran, so it can lead people to come street again."
But Fattahi told CBS News that Iranians do not want Israel, or the U.S., to engineer regime change in Tehran. She said that while American airstrikes might help further weaken the government, Iranians want to topple their leaders — and decide who replaces them — on their own.
"We do not want their boots on the ground, obviously," she said. "We don't want [a] made-up state."
“"Don't compromise with the regime, because they are killing people," she said. "World would be a better place without the Iranian regime, for all of us."
She said Iranians, with enough support from the international community, are ready and willing to build their own new government, and "we want a democratic Iran. We want a secular Iran."”
This looks like a win-win situation for all, except a handful of brutal mullahs. I hope this perspective is being considered in Washington.
www.cbsnews.com
In the meanwhile, there is every evidence that this regime is deeply unpopular with its own people there. There have been repeated large protests all over the country, which has only been able to be put down with brutal and violent repression.
The time may be ripe for this rotten fruit to fall. The US is understandably wary of intervention- after poor consequences to prior interventions in the past, both in Iran, Iraq, and many other developing nations around the world. But this may not be a matter of forcing anything down another country‘s throat. It may be just a matter of creating coalitions to get rid of a handful of brutal dictators.
“Due to the war, the "Iranian regime have lost their control to suppress people, because a lot the leadership of IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] have been killed," she said. "Now the power of suppression are weakening inside Iran, so it can lead people to come street again."
But Fattahi told CBS News that Iranians do not want Israel, or the U.S., to engineer regime change in Tehran. She said that while American airstrikes might help further weaken the government, Iranians want to topple their leaders — and decide who replaces them — on their own.
"We do not want their boots on the ground, obviously," she said. "We don't want [a] made-up state."
“"Don't compromise with the regime, because they are killing people," she said. "World would be a better place without the Iranian regime, for all of us."
She said Iranians, with enough support from the international community, are ready and willing to build their own new government, and "we want a democratic Iran. We want a secular Iran."”
This looks like a win-win situation for all, except a handful of brutal mullahs. I hope this perspective is being considered in Washington.
Exiled Iranians say regime's grip on power "weakening day by day," and they're ready to build a new future
An Iranian opposition group based in Iraq is ready to help build a new Iran, and their message to the U.S. is clear: "Don't compromise with the regime, because they are killing people."
www.cbsnews.com
