Appeasing the Ayatollahs and Suppressing Democracy: U.S. Policy and the Iranian Opposition

By The Iran Policy Committee and Iran Policy Committee

Iran is emerging as the primary threat against the United States and its allies. Iran's drive to acquire nuclear weapons, continuing support for and involvement with terrorist networks,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599752972
• ISBN13: 9781599752976
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Iran Policy Committee
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

This is a book you must read it

I recommend this book to every single American, especial to every one of our house members, white house officials and university's professors to read this book. This is an asm and must read book that all you need to know about Iran's sponsor of terrorism.

Iranian Opposition

US Policy and the Iranian opposition is a well researched and documented book on the history of Iranian opposition group, the Mujahedeen E Khalq. It's analysis for a viable policy option is compelling.

Appeasing Tehran will only make it more aggressive

This is an excellent discussion of how the past policies of appeasement and engagement with the Iranian regime has only made it more aggressive. The books provides many examples, especially for the Khatatmi (the "moderate" president) era and the US adminstration attempts to appease the mullahs, hoping for reforms and moderation inside Iran. The result was exactly the opposite. The Iranian mullahs internal repression was extended (as evident from the brutal repression of the student movements), many authors were assassinated during serial killings, substantially more women were stoned to death, Iran's nuclear program accelerated, and guess who, after the "moderation" era, became Iran's "president" -- yes, Khatami paved the road for Ahmadinejad. The fact is: both Khatami and Ahmadinejad bow to Khamenei. Khamenei rules. There is no room for moderation. The only viable solution for a free, democratic Iran is to stop appeasing the mullahs, and to support the Iranian people and their resistance. The book provides a compelling argument why the Mojahedin cannot be ignored and the role they will inevitably have to play in the future of Iran.