I’ll start off by being honest.  I have no idea what the end result of all this will be.  I mean that too.  I really, really don’t.  But there are a few things I do know that a lot of people seem to have missed or to be willfully misinterpreting.

This isn’t a revolution for the West.  This is entirely a domestic event.  The Iranians saw their leadership blatantly steal an election that saw 85% turnout.  The Supreme Leader said it was divinely directed and the people could eat it.  This went over much, much more poorly than anyone expected it to.  In essence, this is a revolution FOR the revolution, not against it.

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