Protests in Iran: The Start of the End of the Islamic Government?
Students in Iran have been on the move lately, protesting the current Islamic government in Iran. The protests began with very large crowds but they have dwindled down with the two sides, one opposing the current government and one for the current hard-line Islamic government both going at it. President Bush, who might see it as a sign that the people of Iran are growing weary of the Ayatollah's rule, has welcomed the protests. With the problems that the United States is currently having with Iran, the chance that these protests might help to force a change in the regime in Iran, thus saving the U.S. from using it's military might, would certainly be welcome. Will the protests in Iran be the start of a forced move to change from the theocratic government currently in place or will the protests fizzle out leaving an even tougher government standing, one that will surely be in defiance of the United States.
A vast majority of Iran's population is under the age of 30 so most weren't even aware that the Islamic revolution was taking place back in 1979. They have lived almost their entire lives under the rule of the Ayatollah and his fundamentalist and radical Islamic regime. All they have known is the Ayatollah and an Iranian Islamic government but now they want something more. They want more freedom with the lessening of restrictions placed on them and it appears as if they want the Ayatollah and Iranian President Muhammad Khatami out. They have voiced their opinion during that series of protests that were held last week and continue on still.
Will their voices be heard? Will the Ayatollah succumb to the pressure of the millions of youths and others who want him to leave and allow democratic reforms to take place? The answer to those questions is no. I do not see the Ayatollah, the one who thinks he is a messenger sent from God, stepping aside to allow democratic reforms to come rushing in leaving him out in the cold with no more power. He would not stand by and see the hard-line Islamic government that his predecessor, the infamous Ayatollah Khomeini created, fall apart into oblivion. I assure you that the Ayatollah, in control of Iran's military and security forces, will not go down without a fight and if the U.S. doesn't take on the Islamic government militarily, there will be a bloody civil war in Iran.
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