Shah’s Son Calls on America: Don’t Bomb Iran

He has a point. And it isn't anti-American, however much he'd be entitled to such.

by Rod D. Martin
March 29, 2006

The Shah's son has come out against any bombing of Iran, which seems like a reasonable position for him to take (and he was being reasonable when he said it), even if it ultimately proves to be the wrong policy. This successor to a line of kings going back to Bible times certainly doesn't want any more destruction and death coming to his homeland than necessary, and frankly, neither do we.

In any case, a friend of mine criticized his statement as anti-American (I don't believe it was). Here's my response. — RDM

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Don't forget that Jimmy Carter sold out his father when it counted; hence the Ayatollah's regime. Deposing the Shah and bringing in Khomeini was a liberal cause célèbre for years -- complete with campus protests, divestiture movements, stars wearing arm bands, blah blah blah -- much like their earlier support for the "agrarian reformer" Pol Pot and their later adoration of the Communists Daniel Ortega and Nelson Mandella (fortunately for everyon…