So what happened after our so called successful coup in 1953? The Shah ruled for 25 years with increasing repression. His repression produced the explosion of the late 1970s, what we call the Islamic Revolution. That revolution brought to power a clique of fanatically anti-American mullahs. who have been intently and sometimes very violently undermining American interests all over the world. That Islamic revolution also gave Saddam Hussein the idea he could now attack the next door Iran, because it was in turmoil. (27:20–27:33)
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