<p>GreatAmerican. With regard to Iran you oversimplify a much more complex and interesting problem.</p>
<p>Excerps rrom Wikipedia:</p>
<p>"When the Iranian revolution occurred in 1979 the overthrow of Mossadegh was used as a rallying point in anti-US protests. To this day, Mossadegh is one of the most popular figures in Iranian history [5]. Although he is very popular among people and is considered a national hero by most, the now fundamentalist theocratic regime doesn’t approve of him and his secularism and western manners.</p>
<p>The extent of the US role in Mossadegh’s overthrow was not formally acknowledged for many years, although the Eisenhower administration was quite vocal in its opposition to the policies of the ousted Iranian Prime Minister. In his memoirs, Eisenhower writes angrily about Mossadegh, and describes him as impractical and naive, though stops short of admitting any overt involvement in the coup.</p>
<p>Eventually the CIA’s role became well-known, and caused controversy within the organization itself, and within the CIA congressional hearings of the 1970s. Die-hard CIA supporters maintain that the plot against Mossadegh was strategically necessary, and praise the efficiency of agents in carrying out the plan. Critics say the scheme was paranoid and colonial, as well as immoral."</p>