The government of Iran should be under the same popular pressure as governments in the Arab states. But all they have to do, it's increasingly clear, is to hang on long enough for it to become apparent that the guns in Bahrain will keep firing until the Shia stop complaining, and they'll have their geopolitical issue. When we find, as seems likely, that the Bahrain operation is being pushed by Saudi Arabia, they'll be home free. It's not inconceivable that we'll be discussing how to draw the line between an "invitation" for foreign help and an invasion.
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