The Tales from the Zirzameen

As US-run studies have shown, US-Iran conflicts could be mitigated, probably ended, if the US and Iran were functioning democratic societies, in which popular opinion played a significant role in policy. By very large majorities, the people of both countries agree that Iran has a right to nuclear power but not nuclear energy;

that nuclear weapons should be banned from the entire region (Iran to Israel); that the nuclear states should live up to their legal obligation under the NPT to eliminate nuclear weapons; and that the US should withdraw all threats of force against Iran and move towards normalizing relations.

We cannot act directly to bring democracy to Iran, but we can support the courageous Iranians who are struggling to do so instead of undermining their efforts by threats of force. And it is surely within our power to convert our own countries into functioning democracies.
Noam Chomsky
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