Persian Saplings of Democracy

Over two thousand years ago, Alexander The Great sought and succeeded in having his men interbreed with what we know now as the Iranians so that to quell rebellion for his conquering of the Persian Empire. As I write, the seeds of Democracy are sprouting in Iran and the saplings need the support of their big brother to survive--that Oak of a tree known as the United States. We are witnessing an attempt in Iran by mostly students to have a revolution borne out of Democracy; the USA should be proud to see many of the students holding signs beseeching the United States for moral support, while being beaten and even killed. The powers that be in Washington should be wishing for the Iranian students success because, like me, they too should be having Geo-political dreams of grandeur. If the students succeed, we may see the petro funds cut off from Hezbollah, one of the Mullahs most lethal surrogates, who have wrought havoc in the Lebanon, Judea, and Samaria. The Mullahs have even sought to influence affairs in our hemisphere-note the recent visits by Amadinajad to Venezuela’s Chavez. Think of the possibilities of both Iran and Iraq being governed by Democratic principles and not having the internecine blood letting between Sunnis and Shiites, which have cultivated their respective soils. Democratic rule in Iran might keep the nuclear genie bottled up and preclude the nuclear arms race that would surely ensue if Iran were to go Nuclear. Because of the ingrained hatred between Sunnis and Shiites due to the dispute in succession to the Caliphate--their version of the Trinity--there is no trust between them to let one side have Nuclear weapons. If Iran goes Nuclear then Egypt and Saudi Arabia will want Nuclear weapons to balance the power in the region. It is an opened secret that it is the Sunnis--Egypt and Saudi Arabia—that want America and even the Israelis to prevent the Iranians (Shiites) from attaining the Bomb. I have laid out the Geo-political reasons--notwithstanding that we should always give moral support to anyone who are seeking to emulate our form of government--why we must support the saplings of Democracy sprouting in Iran. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, Democracy is not perfect, but it is the best among the many forms of government we have….

-Verily Prime