During seventies The Shah of Iran who was pro west and friend of Israel used his influence in OPEC to raise the price of oil by limiting the production.
He argued that the production of oil would eventually dwindle. Therefore the world should invest on alternative sources of energy.
The American national security adviser Mr. Brezinski had other solution. Removing the pro western shah of Iran and establishing a pro American Islamic Government in Iran. The overall solution had worked in Pakistan a few years ago, when they replaced President Bhotto with president Zia-al-Haq heading a pro western Islamic government. Bhotto was black mailing the west with threat of letting the USSR open naval bases in the mouth of the Persian Golf, where most of the Opec Oil used to flow.
The American broke a deal with three of the moderate Iranian revolutionary leaders. The American will withdraw support from the Shah of Iran and established a base for the revolutionary movement in Paris, France, headed by Ayatollah Khomeni.
On their part the Islamic revolutionary leaders promised that the new government would cooperate with the Saudis to keep the cheap oil flowing.
Well, we all know what happened later. The religious leaders dumped the moderates after getting rid of the Shah of Iran. Then they turned against the American.
Who was responsible for all this mess?
Jimmy Carter was elected as a president because the American people did not want another Watergate. Jimmy Cater was a naïve rich peanut farmer before heading for election.
How to stop the Iranian from building a nuclear warhead?
The American will not commit a quarter of million solders to attack a huge Islamic Country with 50 million populations.
You cannot locate and destroy their entire centrifuge used foe enriching Uranium.
Financing a new revolution and getting rid of the existing fanatics may work. But it will not be easy and it may even backfire.
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