in September 1978 America’s close ally in the Muslim Middle East Iran is rocked
in the Muslim Middle East Iran is rocked
in the Muslim Middle East Iran is rocked by anti-government riots the crowds
by anti-government riots the crowds
by anti-government riots the crowds Islamists communist liberals come
Islamists communist liberals come
Islamists communist liberals come together in opposition to the dictator
together in opposition to the dictator
together in opposition to the dictator the Shah of Iran for almost four decades
the Shah of Iran for almost four decades
the Shah of Iran for almost four decades America has relied on Reza Shah Pahlavi
America has relied on Reza Shah Pahlavi
America has relied on Reza Shah Pahlavi Shan Shan Shan’s Oh King of Kings rulers
Shan Shan Shan’s Oh King of Kings rulers
Shan Shan Shan’s Oh King of Kings rulers of Iran and all its people honey he lets
of Iran and all its people honey he lets
of Iran and all its people honey he lets Iran’s vast oil wealth go only to the
Iran’s vast oil wealth go only to the
Iran’s vast oil wealth go only to the few he promotes Western culture enraging
few he promotes Western culture enraging
few he promotes Western culture enraging millions of Muslims the Shahs power is
millions of Muslims the Shahs power is
millions of Muslims the Shahs power is maintained by a vicious secret police
maintained by a vicious secret police
maintained by a vicious secret police and the fifth largest military on earth
and the fifth largest military on earth
and the fifth largest military on earth equipped with American weapons
now President Carter calls an emergency
now President Carter calls an emergency meeting our presumption was that the
meeting our presumption was that the
meeting our presumption was that the United States policies would be better
United States policies would be better
United States policies would be better off if the Shah did stay in power we
off if the Shah did stay in power we
off if the Shah did stay in power we were concerned that did shuffles the
were concerned that did shuffles the
were concerned that did shuffles the whole thing could become extremely
whole thing could become extremely
whole thing could become extremely unstable
unstable
unstable not just in Iran but in the region but
not just in Iran but in the region but
not just in Iran but in the region but over how to save the Shah
over how to save the Shah
over how to save the Shah the president’s advisors are divided a
the president’s advisors are divided a
the president’s advisors are divided a secretary Vance and I both felt that the
secretary Vance and I both felt that the
secretary Vance and I both felt that the best chance the Shah had to maintain his
best chance the Shah had to maintain his
best chance the Shah had to maintain his position was to go the direction of
position was to go the direction of
position was to go the direction of reform to have early elections to take
reform to have early elections to take
reform to have early elections to take human rights steps that would injure
human rights steps that would injure
human rights steps that would injure would gain the confidence of his people
would gain the confidence of his people
would gain the confidence of his people you first reestablish order there by
you first reestablish order there by
you first reestablish order there by asserting your authority and the shortly
asserting your authority and the shortly
asserting your authority and the shortly thereafter initiated reforms having
thereafter initiated reforms having
thereafter initiated reforms having proven that you’re in charge
proven that you’re in charge
proven that you’re in charge Brzezinski felt we should make it very
Brzezinski felt we should make it very
Brzezinski felt we should make it very clear to the Shah that we would not
clear to the Shah that we would not
clear to the Shah that we would not object in any way if he decided to
object in any way if he decided to
object in any way if he decided to really crack down very hard then use
really crack down very hard then use
really crack down very hard then use what Brezinski came to call the iron
what Brezinski came to call the iron
what Brezinski came to call the iron fist but the message to the Shah isn’t
fist but the message to the Shah isn’t
fist but the message to the Shah isn’t clear it urges him both to get tough
clear it urges him both to get tough
clear it urges him both to get tough with the protesters and to offer them
with the protesters and to offer them
with the protesters and to offer them concessions the Shah summons the US
concessions the Shah summons the US
concessions the Shah summons the US ambassador William Sullivan his majesty
ambassador William Sullivan his majesty
ambassador William Sullivan his majesty Austin concurs America wants me to take
Austin concurs America wants me to take
Austin concurs America wants me to take a hard line ambassador Sullivan had to
a hard line ambassador Sullivan had to
a hard line ambassador Sullivan had to say I have no instructions on this your
say I have no instructions on this your
say I have no instructions on this your majesty which left it that they char
majesty which left it that they char
majesty which left it that they char very confused the Shah sees no choice
very confused the Shah sees no choice
very confused the Shah sees no choice but to try to embrace the
but to try to embrace the
but to try to embrace the revolutionaries melody your own
revolutionaries melody your own
revolutionaries melody your own inimitable Admiralty demand as the Shah
inimitable Admiralty demand as the Shah
inimitable Admiralty demand as the Shah of Iran Iranian I cannot disapprove of
of Iran Iranian I cannot disapprove of
of Iran Iranian I cannot disapprove of my People’s Revolution I promise to
my People’s Revolution I promise to
my People’s Revolution I promise to uphold the Constitution and the people’s
uphold the Constitution and the people’s
uphold the Constitution and the people’s will I will not allow a rainy or
will I will not allow a rainy or
will I will not allow a rainy or corruption they do resume a facade ha ha
corruption they do resume a facade ha ha
corruption they do resume a facade ha ha the shan ounces that he and his family
the shan ounces that he and his family
the shan ounces that he and his family will soon be taking an extended holiday
soon after the Shah and his wife leave
soon after the Shah and his wife leave Iran
the more that you scare I’ve been
the more that you scare I’ve been feeling I need some of this
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