Brilliant analysis. Now, in the ninth day of protests we can appreciate even more the historical significance of these protests.
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I felt that another four years of Ahmadinejad, then the whole world would know and truly know that this regime is defunct, and up to no good for its people. I am sick of beautiful velvet frosting covering a rotten cake.

I think that four more years of Ahmadinejad wouldn’t have made a significant difference in world opinion about the regime. It’s perceived as vile and dangerous as it is, but governments around the world still choose to maintain dialog with it, for lack of other options (the US) and unwillingness to suffer financial loss due to more strict sanctions (the rest of the world). Therefore, I think that unless something changes in those self-interested countries, the relations with Iran will stay the same, regardless of who’s the president.

However, if people want change they have to understand that Mousavi alone cannot bring change to the very fabric of the Islamic Republic. Personally, I don’t think these uprisings are about Mousavi losing anymore. They are for something more. This was the last straw, and now the people want change.

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