We have been led to believe a number of things about Iran that are simply not true. Iran has historically been more like the US than any other ME country, inclduing Israel. That stupid stunt with the embassy hostages was unfortunately successful in pulling our chain and the rest is history.

I know a number of people who go back and forth and who present a very different picture than what we are fed.

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