Marking 70 years of blowback from a U.S.-led coup in Iran

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : So London strongly opposed Mosaddegh's move to nationalize the oil industry and give Iran a fairer share of the proceeds.
52% : The roots of the coup were oil and communism.
38% : So here's a reminder: On Aug. 19, 1953, a coup arranged by the United States Central Intelligence Agency and the British government removed the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh.
38% : Historians point out that post-revolution Iran funded dangerous organizations in the Middle East and inspired the Taliban in Afghanistan, who provided a base to Osama bin Laden, the architect of the 9/11 attacks.
23% : Even rising college tuition is partly attributable to Reagan's disdain for student anti-war demonstrators, which led him to cut aid to public higher education, as California governor and as president.
22% : Following Reagan's lead, today's Republicans are still working to undermine government regulation and weaken the social safety net that grew under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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