i have just as many supporters who are republicans and who would want to have a republican iran, but would support me committed to bring everyone under the same flag to fight a common cause for freedom. this is not about an ideology or institution. this is about democracy and human rights. this is what i am standing for. this is my unique platform. it is not about an institution or the past. it is about where we are now and where we want to go. and i leave that debate to the rapian people once they elect their candidates to debate in the constitution ultimately came form of government they want to have. but i sincerely don't believe this is today's debate. at least the people i talk to are not focused now on let's talk about our party affiliation or our socio economic program. no today the first priority for us is freedom, and we are there to guarantee the fact that no iranian will be left behind, in his choice or vote. that is imperative. we are fighting first and foremost for that right to freely decide. i stand with 60 million iranians against the system. and that is where we all

caller: i get disgusted with the democrats calling in and saying that republicans want to go to war with iran. all the republicans are saying is just support and tell them that they agree with freedom and everything and they do not need to be says -- the host should specify this when it comes up and say that. they did say, now, look, lindsay graham did not say anything about military action, he only supports their freedom and their right to protest. that is all they are saying. and something needs to be done about this, because this is telling the american people that the republicans want to go to war with iran because of this. they are definitely against that and they have come out and said that. just keeping on saying it, that republicans want military action, they have not said nothing about military action in this thing that is going on over there now. they are just asking the president to support wanting their freedom and the right to protest. host: the next view is from carol, iowa, tony on independent line. caller: i think the obama administration is probably doing the right thing just

waiting to hear from you on what is next from iran, the first person is joe on the republican line. ssachusetts. caller: unfortunately i think this will be a massacre. there is no other option for the ruling elite in iran. this is a great opportunity for us to get hold of those nuclear weapons in iran. host: ted, democratic line. good morning. caller: thank you for c-span. i think that this is going to be a case of natural evolution. we do not know yet halthat the ayatollahs will not seize control in a hardline wave. if not this week, next week, maybe even next year, but people change in iran like i feel that would have changed in iraq. this is almost a statement of how mistaken our former president and defense secretary were when they undertook the war in iraq. ultimately, iran will go in a way that will be more humane. i hope that it not -- it does not take 20 years. host: this front page of "the new york times" photograph is from tehran. we have been monitoring video on youtube, some of it over the weekend. we are not absolutely certain of the dates. we will show you some of the p

. >> of iran, republican leader john boehner said we should lead -- does the president think that is a good idea or are there other concrete steps the u.s. could take -- >> i didn't see those before i came out. we could have somebody look into that. sanctions is something that we discussed. the president authored a bill i can give you the details on. as i recall it was blocked last year by a republican to put some strong burst sanctions on iran and we will give you some information on that. >> the sanctions now inappropriate response to how they are taking from investors? >> i think the president -- i don't want to get into the tit-for-tat on that. >> to follow quickly use of sanctions are something we discussed you mean generally. >> yes, thank you, yes. >> i have three topics but one question on each. >> don't tell me. [laughter] >> does the white house believe the congressional budget office is an effective and reliable arbiter on the scoring of health care proposals and does it have -- >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> does it have any say about the house speaker and kristoff who are

iran in a district that had not elected republican since 1872 and i think the hon last republican that sat up there. iran to abolish the federal education bureaucracy, to get the money back at the state. iran to cut taxes, to cut spending, it was a libertarian message. i got elected in. not only did i get elected 74 republicans talking about the same thing got elected. we were as small government conservatives as i think there have been in washington may be in 50 years, 75 years. >> host: still in 2009 a resident message taken realistically and seriously? >> guest: we got elected in '94 and '96 after shutting down the government to balance the budget. we got elected in 1910 and 2000 and 2004, again what we were being called radicals, being called a right-wing lunatics by the mainstream media. that is a message that can win again and again i go back, ronald reagan and understanding that americans are going to follow not because of my ideology but because of my temperament, because they know that i believe what i am saying when i get before him and that they trust me. do you think or doe

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continued to operate and while the authorization is important, stopping iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is far more important. the republican motion to recommit would replace the authorization bill with the iran refined petroleum sanctions bill that mr. berman introduced earlier this year, along with congresswoman ros-lehtinen. this bill would impose badly needed sanctions on iran. we feel that this bill is the right way to proceed and should be acted on immediately. the legislation currently has 155 co-sponsors, with wide bipartisan support. this legislation would mandate the state department to open immediate investigations into alleged violations of the iran sanctions act. this legislation would implement sanctions on companies who do business with iran. this legislation implements sanctions on those who supply refined fuels to iran. and this legislation expands sanctions on iranian exported petroleum -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentleman from indiana deserves to be heard. the house will be in order. the gentleman from indiana. mr. burton: mr. speaker, this legi

also, these republicans, lindsey graham, john mccain -- they just need to be quiet. iran, unless you are aniranian citizen, who are we to say who they should elect? guest: darfur is a very good example of a story that like gaza surfaces and then slips away far too often. 400,000 people indarfur have died because of war or famine in recent years. it is a place that my newspaper spends a lot of time covering. a correspondent spent weeks at a time there. this is an age where stories are of the moment, unfortunately, and our attention span can be very short. iran in particular has captured the world's attention and this country's imagination largely because of the very tangible u.s. national security interests there. that is one of the reasons special attention is paid iran. darfur poses such a huge moral dilemma to the world and a challenge to western powers not to allow genocide again. the response has been inconsistent. it is a story that does deserve more attention. host: from florida, chris on the independent line. caller: good morning. some of the statement you are putt

2008 campaign season when the democrats insisted he was open to talks with iran without pre- condition. ruth on the republican line, which you make of the president's approach? caller: this last ellis of the same thing i wanted to sue. obama should just back off of iran and let them be. just let them do their own thing. the same thing in afghanistan and in the other countries. he wants to send money to build the mill. the money he wants to send over there we need over here. -- to bail them out. he always wants to give people money, give people money, but he doesn't for over here. our health program, they have synergy, and a first person who signs up on that there's a $6 charge. if they go up to $10 apiece if they add more people into the family they pay for all the medical. the prescriptions are all paid for and you do not have to worry if you have somebody who has cancer right now. anything now there will be covered under that insurance. there will not be charged any more for it. there is nowhere as you can buy insurance that will be that cheap. it is synergy with the company and the phone number on their. t

i have just as many supporters who are republicans and would want to have a republic in iran, but support me as someone committed to bring everyone under the same flag to fight a common cause for freedom. this is not about ideology or an institution. this is about democracy and human rights. this is what i am standing for. this is my unique platform. it is not about an institution it. it is not about the past. it is about where we are now and what we want to go. -- and where we want to go. i will leave that to date to the iranian people to debate in the constitution form of government they want to have. but i sincerely do not believe that this is today's today. the people i talk to on every walk of the iranian families are not focused on talking about the party affiliation or the social economic problems or whether i'm a monarchist or a republican. today, the first priority for us is freedom. we are there to guarantee the fact that no iranian will be left behind in his stores are votes. we are fighting first and foremost for that right to freely decide. i stand, if not with a 17 million.

allies fear that iran is trying to build an atomic weapon." barbara, texas, republican line. you are on "washington journal." caller: i think that this has put the united states in a tough position, but i think that obama has put the united states in a disastrous position. if you are going to be a paper tiger like president obama, that is why north korea is stretching its muscles now. god only knows what iran is going to do now that we have president obama in office. at least president bush did not have north. doing what it is doing in iran, you know -- doing. and iran, you know? you cannot do this from the point of view of negotiations. host: what would you advise the president to do to change his status as a paper tiger? caller: they are terrorists. he needs to label them. he has been calling them people something other than terrorists. label them what they are, terrorists. no. 2, when you say that you are going to do something, follow through. no. 3, he has got to learn to negotiate -- learn to not negotiate with terrorists. remember when we were fighting the british and t

republican line. caller: -- host: we're talking about the iran elections and what you have to say. caller: i do not think anything is going to change. host: one more call. this is the democrats' line. caller: i am calling to make a comment. most of these people calling

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kantor, our esteemed republican whip, a leader on issues related to iran. >> i thank the gentle lady. mr. speaker, the iranian regime's brutality is on full display for the whole world to the whole. i rise today in sympathy with the victims of iranian political oppression who have been injured or killed protesting the outcome of their election. i salute the leadership of the gentle lady from florida, the dillon from california in bringing this resolution forward. as well as the gentleman from indiana and his leadership on this and so many issues the way that delayed from nevada spoke. it is america's moral responsibility to speak out on behalf of the protection of human rights wherever they are violated. regardless of the outcome of the iranian election, make no mistake where the power in iran lies. it lies with a clerical regime who conducts its most egregious activities in the dark, hidden from the world's eyes and thus escaping media attention. the iranian revolutionary guard corps wiley funnels weapons and bunning in to terrorist groups from iraq to afghanistan to 11 on to gaza. t

. >> host: is now represented by the district in which iran now represented by a republican. >> guest: and has been for a long time with his team heller. >> host: one of my colleagues is the rep. i do what our audience to know if you have any sense of reading for fun or if you are a teacher or you have any interest in education or in children or politics and government, you won't want to miss this book. now you have just heard how q2 was two have people who were your campaigners and the people cannot resist, but ms. cahill, i was impressed by the honesty of this book and this is what you also said it later on in the book when your opponent, jim gibbons, at the time who is not a governor of the state. >> guest: yes he is a governor. >> host: was crafty enough not to attack ms. cahill and her cute little volunteers and here is ms. cahill in frustration if i can read from you, ms. cahill. his gentle response was surely politically motivated, but while a campaign spearheaded by students made it very hard for people to attack me, it became a double edged sword because it was also hard to g

. >> some republicans have set that up to this point, your response on iran has been timid and weak. today it sounded stronger. it sounds like the speech that john mccain has been urging you to give. you referred to an iron fist in iran. were you influence by john mccain accusing you of being timid or week? >> what do you think? [laughter] i think john mccain has genuine passion about many of these international issues. i think all of us share a belief that we want justice to prevail. only i am the president of the united states. i have the responsibility in making certain that we are advancing our national security interests and that we are not used as a tool to be exploited by other countries. you have seen the reports. some of the comments i have made have been mistranslated in iran, suggesting that i am telling writers to go out and write some more. there are reports suggesting the cia is behind all of this. all are false. it gives you a sense of the narrative that the iranian government is trying to plant. the members of congress have their constitutional duties. i am sure they

of human rights, and having talked to a whole host of political groups in iran, from left to the right, marty stuart republicanscome marxists, landed since -- leninists, socialists, we differ in the ultimate form the government could take. but we all agree that the only solution for your right to come out of the soul is to adopt a democratic -- for iran to come out of this whole is to elect a democratic parliamentary system. it is about freedom and democracy and human rights. i stand ready to serve them in that capacity, and i've always said that the day my fellow compatriots will finally go to the polls to decide the fate of arad through a referendum, -- the fate of iran through a referendum, to me, that day the mission will be accomplished. right now, this is a premature subject to debate about what we will end up tomorrow in iran. the point is what we're trying to do today to liberate our country, and that is what i'm doing right now. [applause] >> thank you very much. you have given a couple of examples, but what would you -- when would you be able to say, what would be the sign or the person who would make

iran. the united states has done this in many countries to keep in power the complex and all the republican-type people who are brain washed and said kill, kill, kill, take over the whole world to get resources. another thing, we have no right to tell people not to have a weapon unless we get rid of a weapon ourselves in the same way. also, as far as obama says, he's satisfied with the election, well, it is not his duty to say that. he should keep his mouth shut about it altogether and let the people over there decide what to do. because if some of the other groups beside the one that gets to take over, a riot will turn out just like in the united states from the ghettos of nomadics and alcoholics and prostituted and people that ruin the society. trying to keep the society honest and pure and not in the corruption and greed and ignorance. host: we will leave it there. guest: i think the situation of 1953 and u.s. involvement has been documented. i have to say a great deal of this was coming together. the british government was extremely upset at some of the movements by the newly appointed prime

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republican line. caller: good morning, you say that america should tell iranians what the situation is that they are experiencing their in iran. how should america help palestinians? what about them compared to israel with all of a beararms oppressing palestinians? i have visited with iranian people here in the united states and those in iran. i have no problem with them and they have none with me. the took me to meet americans who have left america to experience the freedom of their religion in iran. what is your opinion of the palestinians' issue? how can the people of iran use pressure to help those in palestine? guest: i do not understand iranian understan-- why is the r the freedom should not lead to the desire for freedom in other parts of the world. to say we need to support just one of the for democracy does not mean the we should deny another movement, especially the plight of the palestinian people. they have been desiring freedom and to have a happy and independent life for a long time in the same manner. i am not talking about intervention. i do not know where war- mongering comes in. i was against the war in iraq

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iran versus the united states of america. it worked great for years. the president is not going to do that. i think many others, democrat and republican have discussed the wisdom and that stance and the president is quite comfortable with where he is. >> iran is concerned the president has been preaching to everyone in that part of the world including the speech at cairo's a clear message democracy and changes in those part of the world. do you think the president's voices are not being heard and his message because -- changes must part to the common that part of the world and the u.s. or elsewhere. >> i think that the actions the administration has taken and the voice of this president in reaching out, whether it was interviews early in the administration, messages to the people, directly to the people of iran, the speech in cairo. i do think that people have heard the president's message. the president understands five months of activity or an interview, and message and a speech aren't going to change everything overnight but the president feels confident we are making progress in that region. >> maybe i missed this and maybe it's r

iran or anything like that. it is unclear exactly what the republicans are looking for and why what the president has said so far is weak, and then stopping short of a call for a regime change which would be complicated and a part of the world. i think it is just a big, not out of hand. the president said yesterday he believes john mccain is passionate, but he does not agree with them. host: is he doing with foreign policy compared to his domestic agenda? guest: i think the american public has a lot of confidence in what he is doing. he is getting high marks in the polls. higher than in some of his domestic policy, particularly his managing of the federal budget. health care now is on capitol hill. i believe there are five different committees writing this legislation now people are concerned about this complicated subject. he addressed that yesterday also. at this time many of us are hunting for an ideology. the bush administration had a very clear sense of the way that it saw the world -- freedom as represented by democracy which they defined in different ways was their goal. it became a mother became sort of

caller: anyway, what do you think about obama and the republicans who say he was not strong on the situation in iran? guest: a lot of people are talking about that, and i think he had a very good, measured response. in the sense of what is going on in iran -- and i think yesterday he was a little more aggressive, but careful and cautious -- i think we do not want to be at the center point of the conflict in iran. it is amazing that we have this debate going on when you listen to most international folk to look at international affairs, they think the president has done a good, measured response in guard -- in regard to what is going on in iran. we can see on tv individuals putting their lives on the line to get video on tv through whatever means. i think we need to be cautious and very measured. i think the president has done a good job here. i know some disagree, they want to be more aggressive about it. but if you take the next up with that question, usually they do not have the next answer. it seems like a lot of politics when this is a fairly significant issue internationally. we should be very

republicans. caller: sir richard dalton, it is great to speak with you. i have maybe an interesting perspective about iran. i have heard that roughly 1,500 iranians are becoming christians daily, and maybe the protestors, some of those are christians, and also one could point -- the number one independent movie in the country right now is "the craw" about a guy named arthur blessette who went to every nation on the planet. he is in the guinness book of world records. he went to every island group, every territory and went to ant antartica carrying a 12-foot cross and people would show up. he went to belfast during the terrorist uprising in '69. it took him 40 years. he started in '68 or '69. host: we will leave it there. any spops to the first half of the question? guest: i haven't heard that figure before. the overwhelming majority of iranians are muslim faith and have been calling muslim chapters from the roofs at night to indicate they see themselves in the mainstream of iranian identity and iranian activity. host: in the first part of this unrest, we heard a lot about ayatollah khomeini, and now we're

republicans. but forever this governing body and this way that iraq -- iran is being governed is discredited in the eyes of the world. so i think over time you will see a significant change in iran. now, it -- how long it will take and under what circumstances are impossible to predict. but those young people who sacrificed their lives and their physical well being in the streets of tehran, their legacy will be fulfilled. it's just a matter of when. >> we have a political tweet from david ryan wondering whether you will run for president in 2012. >> guest: no. [laughter] i've had my, i've had my chance twice, and it's humbling, and i'm so grateful to have had the nomination of my party, but it's time for a new generation, and we've got a new generation of republican leaders out there, and i'm confident we're going to rebound. i can remember when the pundits said that one party or the other was done, that's the great thing about american politics. we're going to come back. >> host: next is tim on the phone from georgia. good morning. tim, please, go ahead. >> caller: sorry. yeah, i guess i'm coming

but i also want to thank our republican whip erick kanter -- cantor to lead the fight to give the american people the opportunity to be heard on the question of freedom and iran. i also want to commend the director of the foreign affairs committee. for leadership in bringing this resolution so expeditiously to the floor. and surrounded by a group of republicans, i am grateful for howard berman for his bipartisan spirit and the good faith manner in which he negotiated the resolution and assisted to bringing it to the floor. today, in the wake of so-called elections in iran, and on an overwhelming in a near unanimous bipartisan basis, the american people have spoken through this congress. they have spoken to condemn the violence and suppression of a free and independent press and iran, and as americans have done throughout our history, this congress, on behalf of the american people, has spoken a word of heartfelt support to all iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and the rule law -- rule of law. some say that america should remain silent in the wake of the violence and oppression that has dominated the airwaves of

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republicans, democrats, and independents. we will talk to john sherman, chairing the committee on terrorism and non-proliferation. for the nuclear part of the around -- i ran -- iran story, tell us about the dialogue there. guest: one thing most candidates agree on is an all- out effort to move forward with iran's program, which they say is not opposed -- going for nuclear weapons. but if you look at what iran does, it can only be seen as an attempt to develop as many nuclear weapons as possible. if either of the candidates and is up serving -- iran is an unusual place in that the supreme leader is imposed on the people and then they vote on who will be the press secretary. i think i've been a judge -- but in a judge -- but within a -- ahmadinejad has been a bad president. you want to have the best possible relations. host: the u.s. and south korea are firm and their resolve to encounter the north. when you see that word, what does that say to you? guest: i remember when these articles were on page 22, instead of page one. it is clear that north korea is dependent upon china for subsidies. as long as the subsidies continue, north korea will continue pretty much th

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republicans. go ahead. caller: yes. good morning, gentlemen. it's nice to encourage democracy in iran and parts of the middle east, but i ask your guest as there were rulings after world war ii, why didn't they make sure before they left in 1948 that they gave the palestinians the freedom and the democracy. israel declared itself in 1948 as independent state, and england pulled out and left the palestinians hanging without democracy, without a country, and as a result for the last 61 years, the palestinians have been homeless, suffering under occupation, living in refugee camps. doesn't he feel guilty as a brittish man for what they have done to the palestinian people? host: sam, what is the tie between that situation and the current situation in iran? caller: we are encouraging democracy in iran, england, the united states, but when it comes to the palestinian people, the only thing we hear from politicians is the negative things from a few actors that are raking in the middle east. host: we will leave it there. guest: i think the current situation in palestine is a prime example of

what do you think about this debate over obama and like the republicans that didn't think that he was strong enough on his reaction to the iran thing? go ahead. >> guest: that is interesting because a lot of people are talking about that, and i think that he has done a very good responsive measure. in the sense what is going on in iran, and i think yesterday he was a little more aggressive but careful and cautious, i think what we don't want to be is the center point of the conflict with in iran. i think it is amazing we have this debate going on when if you listen to most international folks that will get international affairs they think the president has done a good measure response in regard to what's going on in iran. they've obviously by what we are watching the tv and what we can see by individuals putting their life on the line to get video through youtube and other means that there is great conflict and there is a change occurring in that country but i think we need to be cautious and very measured and i think the president has been done a good job. some districts want to be more aggressive but if you take the next st

republican line. caller: hi. i'm a democrat but i was trying to get through. i think it is time we pull out of iran.e are powering billions of dollars into it. the one thing that the government doesn't talk about that i've seen firsthand from a family member is that these people are coming back so messed up that they are having to get out of the service because their heads are so messed up because of all the violence and the killing of the young kids and the innocence i don't even know all the facts of what he saw. host: hello. the next caller. go a head. caller: i'm a law

some republican on capitol hill, john mccain and lindsey graham for example, said your response on iran has been timid and weak. today it sounded a lot stronger. it sounded like the kind of speech john mccain has been urging you to get saying that those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history referring to an iron fist in iran, appalled, outraged. were you influenced at all of them accusing you of being intimidated? >> what do you think? [laughter] >> lucki think john mccain has genuine passion about many of these international issues. and i think all of us share a belief that wants justice

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unfortunately, [unintelligible] controlled by the republican party and -- please inform obama to quit wasting time. i have to take my families overseas to iran for medical and medicine to this is the worst i have ever seen. thank you. guest: i do not know anything about the iranian medical system so i cannot comment on that. look, we need a system that works. we have been fully around with this for 60 years since harry truman suggested a universal health-care system. it is a very simple way to finally change things. we are not saying you should choose the system or choose the system. you should decide. stop listening to the people of the right. stop listening to the people on the left. we will give you a system where you make the choice. i think that is the best way to go after 60 years. we cannot keep doing what we're doing today. host: an e-mailer talks about an experience that he had with his father. he said -- guest: that is a very important question. this is not something we have talked about. that is the talk of the end of life care. most seniors do not want to go through what your father went through. he did not have much say because

iran is not becoming more moderate. they're not reforming. this is what we should focus o not the sentiment. host: republicans on the line from florida. caller: i have a couple of things i want to address. one of them is i believe that if he wants the respect from the rest of the world, he needs to stand strong on to his beliefs, stop giving in. israel head given in to every whim of every president and they have gotten nothing back. they gave up gaza unilaterally. they have terrorists on their border. what would united states do if they had rockets flying every day, day after day where they have to build underground schools and everything? that is number one. everything they have ever given the central palestinians -- i'm a little nervous. there is no such thing as a palestinian. it was palestine a long time ago. [inaudible] was a palestinian. anyone that lived there was a palestinian. these people are egyptians and jordanians. they no longer know how to live in peace. host: we will leave it, there ma' ma'am. guest: the debate over whether they're palestinian people or not. it is over the fact they want to live in peace in the region

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following up on major's question, some republicans on capitol hill, john mccain and lindsay graham, for example, have said that up to this point your response on iran has been timid and weak. today it sounded a lot stronger. it sounded like the kind of speech john mccain has been urging to you give saying that those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history. referring to an iron fist in iran. deplored, appalled, outraged. were you influenced at all by john mccain and lindsay graham accusing you of being timid and weak? >> what do you think? [laughter] look, i think john mccain has genuine passion about many of these international issues. and, you know, i think that all of us share a belief that we want justice to prevail. but only i'm the president of the united states. and i've got responsibilities in making certain that we are continually advancing our national security interests and that we are not used as a tool to be exploited by other countries. i mean, you guys must have seen the reports. they've got some of the comments that i've made being mistranslated in iran suggesting that i'm telling rioters to go out and riot s

the resolution was put forward by house republicans and foreign affairs committee chair howard berman said quote, it is not for us to decide who should run iran much less determine the real winner of the june 12th election but we must reaffirm our strong belief that the iranian people have a fundamental right to express their views about the future other country freely and without intimidation. associated press is reporting that illinois senator roland burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before the illinois house impeachment committee of a state prosecutor investigating the case said there is not enough evidence to support the charge. senator burris was appointed to president obama is a vacant senate seat by former illinois governor bob voinovich who was impeached in part because of allegations that he attempted to sell the senate seat to the highest bidder. and tonight president obama people want to think of it as a policy as much as a passion, he put aside 240,000 -- 200 million acres of wild america and so now as people are talking about environmentalism and green movements roosevelt is becoming the key figure to

including its popular support, republican forms of government, part of the system along with the clerical role. they want to see an ironic that is integrated with the world. -- c. and iran that is integrated with the world. then there is the generation that fought in the world with iraq. there were famous for their sacrifice during that time. the veterans of that war feel they fought for iran, and they made the sacrifices. the world is dangerous and hostile. that group in the military and in politics is pushing for a more aggressive nationalist militarize iran. then there is the youngest generation, people under 30, who simply want more personal freedom, more equality for women. they are more educated. they see the kind of harsh rule imposed by war veterans. the regime does have considerable -- considerable support from the military and the militia, and from those who still feel the world is a threatening place, and iran has to be strong. host: be read about the domestic economy have been all sorts of problems. following that line of thought, you mentioned the potential for a general strike. that could trigger regime change. an economic tactic. guest: unemployment is ve