I hate to say it but the only way to make any sort of change happen in Iran is through the iranian people.

The Iranian government is so backwards. I wish I could remember some of the conversations I've had in detail with family members in Iran (I'm American.. Half iranian.. so my farsi sucks badly and I don't retain the info well).

Majority of the Iranian people however do want the government to change.

I think the only way to get what we're trying to achieve is to get another Shah type figure in power. The Shah shared many of the western sentiments on social reform, economic development and being a world influence.

What confuses me is how can Islamic relgious leaders be powerful enough to control a nation in which the majority doesn't agree with what they're doing.

edit: I just realized how hypocritical that last statement sounded as we have our own leader that the majority of the nation doesn't agree with. George W. Bush.. meh.