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Aside from a mass deployment of force against unarmed protestors (which, unfortunately, is not unlikely) what is the worst possible outcome in Iran? Answer: That it becomes unavoidably clear the post-election conflict isn't a struggle between tyranny and freedom -- the epic narrative we've been hearing in absolute, non-contestable terms. The worst thing that could happen next, at least for the absolute, non-contestable pundit-ocracy, is that it becomes clear we're looking at an intra-Islamic power struggle that has nothing to do with liberty and justice for anybody.
If this happens, the next question becomes: At...
Pundits, Get Out of Iran's "Green" Zone
But behind Mousavi are pro-democratic forces who want to be rid of the mullahs and want the imperfect, illiberal Moslem democracies that Iraq and Afghanistan have. The brutal crackdown is serving to swell the thirst for liberty increasing the number of anti-Khomenists who want a representative government and are ready to take up arms in their cause. Surely any of us would prefer such a government to the apocalyptic zealots who are leading...