Read this very interesting story about the Iranians--a very proud people with a rich history. Most Iranians support nuclear inspections, a democratic government and normal relations with the United States, a poll by a U.S.-based organization has found.
The economy is more important to Iranians than developing nuclear weapons. Eighty-eight percent said they want economic improvement to be the government's top priority. The poll also found 56 percent think President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has failed to keep his campaign promise to "put oil money on the table of the people themselves."
Additionally, 61 percent of those interviewed "were willing to tell our pollsters over the phone that they oppose the current Iranian system of government, where the Supreme Leader rules according to religious principles and cannot be chosen or replaced by direct vote of the people." Instead, 79 percent support a democratic system in which leaders are elected through free, direct elections.
And while nearly two-thirds support financial assistance for opposition groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, 55 percent of Iranians support recognizing Israel and Palestine as independent states in exchange for normal relations with the United States.
Not surprisingly, Iranians are much like we are. They want freedom, opportunity, health.... Right now, their leadership inhibits efforts in that direction. We're fortunate to live in the U.S. where so many fundamental rights have been secure for so long. I hope those living in Iran and elsewhere can make the hard choices, remove corruption and despots, and move forward toward greater independence (individual, financial, spiritual, and otherwise).
Leadership like Mitt's will facilitate the placement of appropriate pressures on Iran's leadership to divert them from bad choices (nukes, Hamas, and Hezbollah) and direct them to more properly aid their own people.
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