president hassan raoux annie has been a force for -- rouhani has been a force more moderation. he was elected for repudeiation of the hardliners. they are still the most pro-american in the region where even our allies have large anti-american populations. the majority of the iranian people still, like -- still like us, despite that we cooperated with great britain to overthrow their government in 1953 and install the shah as dictator, despite the fact that united states backed saddam hussein in the bloody iraq-iran war where we would later send troops to overthrow him, at that time he used poison gas and we did nothing to stop him against iranians and against some of his own people. the relationship with iran is important to not just controling nuclear threats. iran is going to play a key role in this troubled area as the major shiia power. our war against iraq created huge problems, not just in iraq, but syria and afghanistan. iran will always play an outside role. the question is, can we work with them towards peace and reconciliation? i, for one, will vote against efforts t