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The twenty-first century opened with a criminal act of great proportions given the relatively “terrorism free” history of the United States. Shock and dismay prompted many questions. This paper attempts to answer three. What is Islam? Is a democratic Islamic state possible, specifically in Iran? What, if anything, can the United States do about it? A three-pronged thesis is developed. First, in part because Islam is compatible with both secularism and democracy, a religious democracy is in Iran’s future. Second, the United States should pursue a modest and humble policy toward Iran by lifting economic sanctions, replacing U.S.-led political isolation with “passive promotion” of reform, and initiating some military disengagement in the region. Third, it is a mistake to assume a more democratic Iran will immediately translate into better United States-Iran relations.
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