From WSJopinion: Far from quelling Iranians’ anger with the regime, a U.S. military response would likely stoke it further, write ReuelMGerecht and Ray Takeyh
In Washington’s liberal foreign-policy circles, it has long been accepted that any significant foreign military action against Iran would be counterproductive. Iranian nationalism would kick into gear, turning opponents of the regime into angry patriots. Iranian hard-liners would become more recalcitrant, foreclosing the possibility of reform. But 44 years after the Islamic revolution, it’s no longer true that Iranian nationalists support the status quo. In fact, they seem to oppose it.
The passage of time hasn’t been kind to Iran’s theocracy. The mullahs have done much to anger the Iranian people since 1979 and little to win them over. The ruling clergy have always clashed with and sought to quash the Islamic Republic’s limited democracy, which initially lent the government considerable domestic political legitimacy and popular support. As democracy died, and with it the possibility of internal reform, protests grew in size and number.
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