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Given its monopoly of guns, bet on the Iranian regime. But, in the long run, the ayatollahs have to see the handwriting on the wall.
Let us assume what they insist upon -- that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the June 12 election; that, even if fraud occurred, it did not decide the outcome. As Ayatollah Khamenei said to loud laughter in his Friday sermon declaring the election valid, "Perhaps 100,000, or 500,000, but how can anyone tamper with 11 million votes?"
Still, the ayatollah and Ahmadinejad must hear the roar of the rapids ahead. Millions of Iranians, perhaps a majority...
Ten Days That Shook Tehran
"Given its monopoly of guns, bet on the Iranian regime. But, in the long run, the ayatollahs have to see the handwriting on the wall." He then asks the question: "As they look about the region, how can the ayatollahs be optimistic?"
To this I say the only writing that the mullahs see emblazoned on the wall are three glorious words: VICTORY OR DEATH! The very same words written there 30 years ago when Ayatollah Khomenie radicalized Iran under his evil rule. VICTORY OR DEATH! With death bringing the triumph of everlasting life in a blissful epicurean paradise.
To Buchanan's question about the mullahs keeping their faith in the face of grave challenges and dangers the answer is clear: they have the...