Meanwhile in Iran

Jonah Goldberg directs our attention

Excerpt:

Tehran, the nation's capital, as well as several other cities have
been wracked in recent days with widespread anti-government protests
and violent crackdowns by government forces. Buildings have been set
ablaze, and exiles are calling for revolution. According to reports on
Activistchat.com, a Web site dedicated to freeing Iran from the
oppressive rule of the mullahs, numerous protestors have been killed.
Ledeen - who has many sources inside Iran and out - reports that the
roundups and executions of young men have picked up at a terrific pace.
Iran has staged 120 public hangings since March alone, according to the
government's own news agency.

The unpopularity of the mullahs, primarily with the younger,
Western-oriented generation, is causing panic inside the regime. The
appeal of revolutionary theocracy has been bled dry. The Christian
Science Monitor reported - some would say "reluctantly reported" - that
discontent with the regime and a desire for "change" according to
various "polls" equals 90 percent. And we all remember those famous
soccer games where Iranian fans chanted "USA! USA!"

I say:

A democratic revolution in Iran would make our concerns about Iran
getting nukes irrelevant. Unless you're one of the moral equivalence
crowd who think democracies can no more be trusted with nuclear weapons
that can insane dictators.

Oh, and democracy is a good thing in and of itself. At least *I* think
so. Don't you agree?

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