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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-25 days agoThis might be a shock, but: Mossadegh was not the Shah Mossadegh was not a dictator nor removed for claimed human rights violations. The US and UK didn’t even admit involvement until much later, which would make “We did it because of X” a bit of a tough sell.
minus-squaresubversive_dev@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoYep, I deleted my comment because I reread the last sentence of yours. I certainly don’t believe the US overthrew their puppet dictator in favor of one of the few anti-imperial powers still standing
This might be a shock, but:
Mossadegh was not the Shah
Mossadegh was not a dictator nor removed for claimed human rights violations.
The US and UK didn’t even admit involvement until much later, which would make “We did it because of X” a bit of a tough sell.
Yep, I deleted my comment because I reread the last sentence of yours. I certainly don’t believe the US overthrew their puppet dictator in favor of one of the few anti-imperial powers still standing