Coach Pāṇini ®In 1953, Iran had a democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, who committed what, in the eyes of the British Empire and the United States, was an unforgivable sin: he nationalized Iran’s oil industry.
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Ross Duncan@paninid The overthrow of Mossadegh is (from a certain point of view) the original sin before so much violence today.
CIA overthrows Mossadegh --> Iranian revolution --> Iran-Iraq War --> Iraq broke --> 1991 Gulf War --> USA military in Saudi Arabia --> Al Qaeda attacks USA --> .... everything since then.
CIA overthrows Mossadegh --> Iranian revolution --> Iran-Iraq War --> Iraq broke --> 1991 Gulf War --> USA military in Saudi Arabia --> Al Qaeda attacks USA --> .... everything since then.
@rossquantum yes, per the Turning Point series on Netflix, the #history of the #ColdWar and #GWOT intersect between Afghanistan and Kuwait.
@paninid Never heard of that show, but will look out for it.