Could it be that witnessing free elections in Iraq and Afghanistan has emboldened the population of Iran, the vast majority of whom are under age 30, to ask for more democracy in their own country?
Many will speculate that this scenario, and not oil, was at the root of the previous administrations mid eastern policy?
Unfortunately, as long as the guns are in the hands of the tyrants, they will cling to power, and only when the Revolutionary Guards waiver in their support of the Mullahs will the tide turn.
2nd amendment apologists would do well to bear this in mind.