Interesting article. I'm inclined to agree.
Although, I think his summation about Iran is a little weak. While I think there are many young people in Iran who would like to be able to wear blue jeans and listen to rock music without being chastized, and the leadership is the real problem not the entire population. The problem is that the leadership is a threat because they act without concent from the population. When this article was written they hadn't had their most recent "election" which was a clear sham.
That was our best opportunity to support a coupe in Iran in recent history and BHO chose not to comment. (there may have been good reasons for this).
Sanctions aren't going to fix this problem IMHO it is only putting the squeeze on the population which will then be used as a propaganda tool by their leadership to recruit more supporters.
