Obama’s Sideline Strategy May Signal Shift in U.S. Democracy Policy
It turned out money couldn’t buy a revolution.
After the 2005 election of hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Bush administration sought about $75 million from Congress with which it hoped to recruit or support alternative voices in Iran to push the Islamic Republic in a more democratic direction. While dissidents in Iran were significantly weaker than during the 1999 student protests — a squelched moment of apparent liberalism ...
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