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With the president Donald Trump An extraordinary decision to attack three key/critical Iranian nuclear monuments, two questions arise: first, how will the Iranian population react to the decision? By second, will it hurt or help the chances of changing the mode?
Of course, we will not get answers to these questions at once. But I think it is fair to say that a story in a not very distant past offers an instructive guide to what can happen.
Although at this point it is difficult to answer these questions with a high degree of certainty, there is one historical analogy that I deeply participated in what can give understanding.
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Over 24 years ago working in Bill Clinton administrationI was one of the main subjects advised by the State Department about the situation in Serbia. There I led to Earth efforts to demonstrate the Serbian opposition that the president Slobodan Milosevic Can be shot down.
At the time, many in the United States and Serbia believed that almost 80 days of the NATO and War in Kosovo in 1999 caused the action around the effect of Miloshavich.
Nevertheless, the polls I conducted were convincingly demonstrated.
The data showed that despite the regime’s efforts to display Milosevic as strong and popular, it was extremely weak, with 70% unfavorable rating.
As was recognized In The Washington Post at the time, the strategic guidelines I submitted, based on these surveys, led to the development of a company that soon overthrew the regime that thought several thoughts were so vulnerable.
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Amazing parallels are drawn between the fall of Miloshavich and the situation Khamenei’s mode It turns out today.
Both have some who feel that foreign airstrikes strengthen nationalist sentiments in favor of the regime that determines the priorities that projected the aura popular, despite the fact that its citizens disliked.
In addition, in Serbia, we found that the government has been widespread, especially compared to the poor state of the economy. In Iran, there is a similar – if not even more intense – dissatisfaction with chronic misconduct from the economic and national regime policy.
Certainly, Iran’s polls are limited, although STASIS, a firm specializing in methodologically loud polls in the country, released a ballot Last October, this says it.
They found that almost 8 in 10 (78%) believe that the government’s policy is to blame for the country’s economic struggle.
In addition, the country is 90 million where around 60% under the age of 30, the same poll shows that more than three quarters (77%) believe that “Iranian youth does not see well -being in their future in Iran.”
All this must say that, as in Miloshavich’s mode, the Iranian government seems to have strong support for popular support, but under the surface, extremely weak and vulnerable.
Impulse to Change Mode in Iran that arise against the background of Israel’s conflict with Tehran
For many the idea that Israel is and especially the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – It can bring changes to Iran to take seriously.
But a more detailed study of the current situation, as well as Iran’s recent history, supports that Netanyahu may be more accurate than not.
Consider the story: since 2009 there have been 10 nationwide protest movements, and millions of Iranians have been going on the streets against the government.
And although there was a wide range of reasons for these protests – from brazen fraud in the elections to the latest demonstrations sent by murder Mahs Aminia – All of them emphasize the broad confrontation between the current regime.
In the same direction, as I saw in Serbia, a large number of protests and their various reasons show a much greater opposition, which in the right conditions can effectively mobilize and press on the regime.
For this purpose, whereas we had to actively organize these movements in SerbiaThese conditions are already obvious in Iran and on a much larger scale.
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In addition to the gloomy future, which is facing the youth of Iran, the depressing laws of the regime have transformed almost half of the population into second-class citizens, and a little lost from growth, as hundreds of thousands during Mahs-Amin protests.
Under emphasizing how deep hatred of the regime, Iran International has report Getting letters expressing personal gratitude to Netanyahu, and Jerusalem post report What the Iranian source said to them, “This war has greatly strengthened and revived new optimism” among the Iranians to change the regime.
The source of the message in Iran continued, saying that “the conversations around the capital (Tehran) were concentrated in the last days of the regime and that they brought it.”
Outside Iran, the discussion has already begun.
On the one hand, such leaders such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as journalists such as former national security adviser John Bolton and President of the Yorkown Set Crops Institute.
These men were arguing – Bolton and CoPSSI in the Wall Street magazine, and Netanyahu performs with Fox News’ Brett Bayer And in other forums, it is the most convenient moment to change the regime in Iran after the 1979 revolution.
Considering the deep reservoir of anti -regional sentiment among the Iranian people, the argument goes, the best way is that the destruction of the Israel of the military regime and the symbols of the authorities will give the Iranians the courage to rise, united, against the government.
On the other hand discussion – such as the President of France Emmanuel Macron. Macron, which does not rest the unsuccessful modes of change in Iraq and Libya, raises doubts about success in finding a change, saying This will “lead to chaos.”
Some have some too times argued What Israel’s actions can create the “rally around the flag” and cause nationalism among the Iranian people.
Be understood while both sides have legitimate arguments based My experience in SerbiaI believe that in Netanyahu and those on the side are much more strongly.
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The Iranian government is weaker than if it was earlier, after Israel destroyed virtually the whole chain of the team and remains in full control of the Iranian sky.
Similarly, unlike Libya and Iraq, Iran has a well -organized opposition, with a much more established sense of national unity than any Irak Or Libya if -did.
Together, there are strong evidence that underlies Israel’s belief that the Iranian regime can fall, especially given Israel’s greater care, only focusing on the regime’s symbols to avoid nationalism.
Of course, there are risks of encouraging the regime change, and it is not guaranteed that the next regime is the one that wants the West. This can very well lead to a more extreme government that heads the residues Revolutionary guards of hard liners.
However, this is a mistake to reject this chance of your hands. History has shown that when oppressed people who became angry with their government find their confidence and supported – even only aerial force – the result should not be chaos or survival of the current government.
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It has and can again lead to a valid mode change.
In both cases, Iran and Serbia were widely bombarded by the country and truly civilian residents with a civil population. In the Serbian case, all the pure results were that it strengthened the determination of the Serbian people to get rid of the authoritarian dictator – Milosevich. And in an Iranian case, when the story is some kind of leadership, it will weaken the already delicate regime and hopefully ensure the exit of millions of Iranians who want a greater measure of freedom and peace in her life.
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