"I Know Exactly What To Do" - How Erik Prince Would Restore Democracy in Iran

Patrick Bet-David sits down one-on-one with Blackwater founder Erik Prince as they discuss how Erik would bring democracy back to Iran.
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[@Simonofcalifornia]

“Restoring” democracy by Americans has a great history

[@brianb3854]

I’m sorry but fuck this guy. He’s blowing hot air and said in an interview he wants to re-colonize Africa. We have problems here at home. He’s a filthy globalist.

[@ikenosis8160]

😂 "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED"

[@user-qm8cm1dn2v]

... The Creator has come to spread Dafa [Great Law], saving beings to high levels "A Dream From Long Ago I’ve been searching for that dream from long ago It was like a fairy tale, yet incomparably sacred At that time, I signed a contract in heaven I kept descending, just to fulfll my mission Reincarnating again and again, lost in the sea of suffering Finally that distant dream becomes true The Creator has come to spread Dafa [Great Law], saving beings to high levels For this I came down to the world to wait for the Fa I have fulflled the contract from a prehistoric time What is taking place is not a fairy tale Many people have the same dream as I Summer 2013" Master Li Hongzhi (Hong Yin IV, from Falun Dafa teachings)

[@ariaspes3842]

US demonocracy

[@VasileStoiculescu]

as a Romanian I do disagree with you.

[@aboselaiman]

Can you help bring real democracy and real freedom and fair justice system to USA first then think about other countries please.

[@Mountain.man85]

Never going to happen I'm afraid

[@Silentnocturnes]

You are asking an evil man who is a Christian extremist and supporter of colonialism and imperialism to bring democracy to our country or any country? First do research on how our government replaced the Iran government back on the 60-70s.

[@debasismohanty1952]

😂😂 usa supports democracy and free speech that's why in USA a common citizen can openly criticise government policies and joe Biden without facing any problems

[@asiimwemorris6645]

​@@debasismohanty1952Like Snowden ?

[@bobbyschannel349]

@@debasismohanty1952 Did you hear that tucker Carson was spied on?

[@FredericFreedom]

The Arrogance of America on display.

[@Xenthoid]

My thoughts exactly. It's this kind of capricious tinkering that lead to Iran to shift from democracy to theocracy and the same applies to thr current conflict in Ukraine. Its really stomach turning.

[@hhkk6155]

Fluoride heads at work 😅 lost Afghanistan, now loosing U krane 😅 thinking they rule the world 😂

[@gad7336]

The americans saved the world from hitler together with russians and the brits . We need peace again between the west russia and china and face radical islam together.

[@birdstwin1186]

@@Xenthoid Iran went theocratic because young fundamentalists drove the country that way. Political Islam sooner or later turns all democracies into theocracies. Watch Turkey and his support from fundamentalists.

[@qwertyasdfgh1014]

@@Xenthoid Yep,always same story.....

[@NewJerseyDweeb]

If we were talking about any other country in the Muslim world, Patrick would be against American intervention. Since he himself is an iranian who hates the current government, he’s all for it

[@kfz1489]

Because he’s paid by Zionists!!

[@jfaulk5717]

Sometimes your own double standards are ok

[@AmericanNope]

Patrick might as well be a right wing Israeli with most of his views

[@JesusChristISTHEONETRUEGOD]

Newjerseydweeb, you must intervene when your enemy intervenes before you!

[@shayantorres]

1- He is not asking for boots on the ground. Given the Iranian geography and history of superpower invasions, that would have disastrous consequences that PBD doesn't want for neither Iran or the USA. It would only destroy both and benefit our enemies. 2- What he and most Iranians want (I'm one of them, and trust me when I say that at least 80% of us don't want the current foreigners in charge of our country anymore) is a slight nudge from the American intelligence since we lack the hard power (weapons) or the organization to do it. Btw, Iran is a civilizational state, not a tribal country like most of the region. So you are not going to get another Syria or Libya.

[@adamp2426]

Like he did in Iraq? Wasn't his firm, blackwater, investigated for war crimes?

[@joes3256]

They want an AIPAC run democracy like here.

[@alexissvetrev]

​​@@joes3256 you need to live under the Iranian regime to know the value of your AIPAC democracy. Reminded my of my friend who went to buy groceries and was stopped by police for "wearing jeans" beaten and humiliated and forced to roll around on a patch of oil on the ground to ruin his jeans. He was lucky he wasnt sent to jail for it.... thats 1/100 examples of what could happen on a simple grocery run to the super market at your street.. Edit: mind you that was closer to the 1979 revolution and now beatings are for different reasons and red lines keep shifting so you'd never know when your breaking the law.

[@MaddenFifa]

Yep, yet PBD will still happily promote Blackwater

[@jmatt1891]

They were sold out by media and big army, it was an ambush and they were defending themselves. Shawn Ryan goes into this with the men involved along with Prince.

[@RM-ey1zp]

This dude is a high level spook for sure

[@africkinamerican]

Do you guys realize how unbelievably arrogant it sounds to sit there talking about overthrowing other people's governments and "correcting" their countries for them? This by the way is not unrelated to why we are currently losing our own country. We've become obsessed with external crusading against enemies around the globe while our own country collapses.

[@SOUTHERNCALI1714]

PREACH🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Dowskydowsky]

💯 this guy is no different than the people that have been wasting time money and lives on their BS.

[@josephkamau9741]

Democracy doesn't exist anywhere on earth. It's just a narrative the west which itself is autocracies they use to invade others for their resources.

[@josephkamau9741]

Democracy doesn't exist anywhere on earth. It's just a narrative the west which itself is autocracies they use to invade others for their resources.

[@RyanPerrella]

Indeed

[@StavroginNikolay]

Why not ask Iranians first?

[@Mithruna]

stop sending money to irgc. irgc terrorists

[@fazelfallah4980]

I'm Iranian and I do know that we are alone. We should take care of our rejim not you guys😊

[@fazelfallah4980]

We are the people who should decide for our own fate not us, I don't want to experience the very same sceyas afqanistan

[@cspdx11]

This guy is a mercenary. Making $ for violence. He only has power and wealth as his driving force in life

[@user-nh8zt9wl3c]

He comes from a very rich family. Look him up.

[@zahrans]

@@user-nh8zt9wl3c Doesn't negate what the prev commentator said.

[@panafrican.nation]

He's in trouble with the Austrian govt because of unlicensed exports of weapons. He was retrofitting small aircraft (initially manufactured for agricultural purposes) with weaponry, destined for Africa. Pathetic guy that believes zeros in his bank balance make him better than others, no matter the (bloody) source. I won't even say anything about Amway, the controversial company that his sister Betsy DeVos is involved in.

[@Strings-jg2to]

This guy said on a podcast one time that we should colonize countries in Africa.

[@Mr.Witness]

He was correct

[@radiofreeurope]

Based

[@mattthelearner2797]

Yo Based?

[@Mc3BAL]

@@Mr.Witnesslol your comment is so backwards have a look in the mirror the west is colonised by the elites ask any one with myocarditis at least the Africans were clever enough to not fall for that trap keep telling yourself that you are the pinnacle of civilisation meanwhile your masters will usher you into serfdom through qr codes and VR goggles…

[@user-gp1bu9dp9e]

@@mattthelearner2797 cornball

[@Ltasty]

Notice how American's that 'care' about democracy in the middle east never discuss Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait.

[@Bell_plejdo568p]

Yea because they countries are already clinte states and there resources controlled

[@dman5031]

Great point👍

[@qwertyasdfgh1014]

On point...

[@JTR253]

The IMF that is controlled by US and its EU/Japanese friends is going to give a $6 billion loan to Pakistan. Pakistani deep state which they call establishment in Pakistan rigged the election and even imprisoned the most popular leader in their country. Now, where is the State Department and Biden's concern like that of Navalny in Russia? State Department spokesperson finally admitted that why is there a double standard between Pakistan and Russia that we have "special interests" in Russia.

[@totalsubmition]

All about the benjamins.

[@hxhxhx91]

the moment he said that the Arab spring started in Iran, and that women were fighting for the right to drive, I realized he doesn't know much about the region

[@ahmadkamal2215]

Actually this clown is correct, there were protests in Iran in 2009 with the Iranian government cracking down on them but the women life freedom one was way later

[@hxhxhx91]

@@ahmadkamal2215 I guess you're part of the clown group that doesn't know the "arab" spring can't start in a non-arab country.

[@hxhxhx91]

@@ahmadkamal2215 the clown doesn't sound like he knows that the arab springs can't start from a non-arab country, and you sound like you didn't know that either

[@sammas4439]

​@@ahmadkamal2215 yeah. The only problem here is that logically the Arab spring cannot start in Iran simply because Iran is not a fu**in Arabic country😅

[@knightthezero]

Because Erik Prince’s ideas worked SO well in the other areas he worked 😂

[@Tyler-vw9bh]

What ideas has he had that have failed? He's never been a policy maker, the only ideas he's proposed have not been implemented such as letting private contractors take over the train/advise/assist role in Afghanistan to make it more sustainable.

[@azzuri09]

@@Tyler-vw9bhhe’s a paid mercenary basically. He doesn’t give a shit about ‘Iran’ as long as his pockets are full. So him talking about ‘ideas of democracy in Iran’ is just pure BS

[@shafsteryellow]

​@@Tyler-vw9bh every single thing he's touched

[@rmmx77]

@@Tyler-vw9bhlmao that was a terrible idea. We all saw how little the Afghanis cared for democracy. As soon as we were withdrawing the system the US basically forced on these people collapsed not even a week did it last plus the US was still withdrawing when the Taliban took over. An Afghan military 6x bigger than the Taliban didn’t have the moral and support of the people to stop the Taliban. You can’t force a system on a people. The people have to be willing to fight for it themselves, and Afghanis have shown they don’t want democracy.

[@zeropointenergy777]

@@azzuri09as much, PBD made his millions from multi-level marketing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGKaYqaNpqZ8jposi=hVubq1znT2I5M-Pc

[@guser7137]

And how would he restore democracy in the west?

[@Patriot-od6xk]

TRUMP 2024 for the US 💥

[@rezakarampour6286]

' What The Media Won't Tell You About Iran ? .' Really Graceful Channel .

[@Hermesborugerdian]

Nobody is asking Americans to intervene. I don’t understand why we are used to being on extreme ends of spectrums. It’s very simple. You stand your ground with your allies and not to do what Carter did to Iran to israel today and make sure that the world is not up for grabs for China and Russia. kudos to Patrick for making content on Iran. He understands the key to solving international failures of America is buried in Tehran.

[@davidkramp1829]

I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume that much like every other country in the Middle East who we tried to help become more like us the Iranians also don’t want that and will resist it violently.

[@chrisburke624]

The really sick part is Iran was a fairly modern democracy up until the 70's, when they made the oh so grave mistake of wanting to nationalize their oil industry (Aka use their oil to meet their own needs & sell the excess to OPEC - rather than forced to sell it to OPEC first, then buy some of it back at a profit for OPEC...) The US & UK overthrew their moderate, democratically elected government and replaced it with a brutal dictator that ruled under a brutally heavy hand for decades... So it might not be that Iran doesn't want the western lifestyle. It could be that there is enough well-deserved paranoia, distrust, and sheer anger & resentment that they'll be wanting America to just f**k right off for a while yet, regardless of what we're trying to sell them (My 2 cents, anyway...)

[@africkinamerican]

WAR$hington is narcissism writ large.

[@Silentnocturnes]

Amen. Pat should be ashamed for not asking hard questions and make him sweat.

[@TheBaBaTV]

What?! Literally the Iran Persians people had enough of this “radical religion government” ! Women have been protesting for freedom and jailed or unalived ! It’s “isloum” religion ruining and destroying !

[@chrisburke624]

@Silentnocturnes why should he make him sweat? Their friends, he isn't on the hot seat... He's talked about all kinds of stuff on a variety of other podcasts. PBD probably also didn't want to ask things that have already been asked elsewhere

[@eladio_cro_warface]

How to restore it in USA, or EU?

[@mersifullwolf4054]

The USA and EU already have democracy

[@yomstergilla7683]

Now that's the question that needs answering. But he'd be a gun for hire to keep the corruption going. No doubt hired by the CIA.

[@elliottharris9015]

Spreading democracy to other parts of the world is not possible.

[@mersifullwolf4054]

Japan proves otherwise

[@elliottharris9015]

@@mersifullwolf4054 Not China, or Iraq.

[@elliottharris9015]

@@mersifullwolf4054 Not China or Iraq.

[@hhkk6155]

People don't need no "American democracy"

[@tero9323]

@@mersifullwolf4054 We don't need 🇺🇸.

[@romanobaggio5961]

Both, Patrick & Erik are intellectual people, having said all that, "Little overall knowledge can sometimes become very dangerous ruinous" we have the most intelligent, young Persians who now understand how liberal democracy and progressives' society works, inside/outside Iran. Numbers involved are staggering. IMHO, No outside help needed :) we know what we need to achieve and how to get to our destination, and when we get there. Once we arrived, expect, current regime and Islamist to be uprooted already, any east and west influential effort to infiltrate into Iran's newly constructed political system will be defused and barred from entering Iran's new parliamentary system. With the help of all bright, intelligent, scholars, nationalist Persians, Iran will be build around the enforcement of the most effective constitutional laws with an strong layer of rule of law rapped around it. from that point on, Iran like any other modern countries, will be interested to work with any country, only and if their desire and fundamentals of the cooperation with Iran is based on "good values" not deception. After 45 years, we are lot smarter than many North American and European countries think of us 😄 Long live Iran and Persians!!!

[@user-ht2py6pu1y]

David , please let us know what Erik said off the camera Please

[@abrahamagiba3000]

Shah was already in power since 1941… he went into exile briefly in 1953 before the coup

[@pouyabahrami7669]

In the past, I found SHOCKING how ignorant is the host about his own country of origin. Now, this guy admits he knows little but "knows" how to change the regime. Same mistakes, different time by the same arrogant goons that continue to cause this nation and the world grief. His entire history of Iran is wrong and based on "I was told." I suggest extensive reading if he knows how.

[@user-nh8zt9wl3c]

He's an idiot.

[@mahanrazagh]

Ya! Tel me your opinion about democracy in Iran, though.

[@pouyabahrami7669]

@@mahanrazagh as the public move away from Islamic tenants, the nation will become more secular; Just as it happened in Europe in over 400 years. In Iran, this process has taken over 100 years as Iran's first experience with democracy, ahead of most Europeans, occurred in 1904. This is why there are so many demonstrations in Iran while the rest of the region is dead quiet. Iran has a vibrant society AND, more importantly, the society can fall back on 45 years of continuous electoral process, a legacy of the revolution.

[@mahanrazagh]

@pouyabahrami7669 45 years election process means legacy?!! All dictators have had elections more than that. Don't twist the subject with history. Are people in Iran are free to choose their ideal candidate?!!

[@la225j]

He just wants a coup, he doesn't really care about the human lives that will be lost.

[@royjersey4038]

Any hint of American of involvement will play right into the Ayatollah hand

[@javajetson257]

talk about the 1953 coup of Iran and how we overthrew the elected government.

[@ezznaser2010]

Best and most truthful comment!

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Exactly. What right do we have to meddle in their affiars.

[@ashvoj]

Talk about how you're parroting lies and propaganda about a "coup" that never was

[@ariaspes3842]

@@ashvoj india had food and shoes under persian rule lol

[@javajetson257]

It's true. Read up on it. We stole what didn't belong to us. Coveted it. Plotted to steal it. Killed for it. How many of the ten commandments did we violate to acquire it?@@ashvoj

[@Barzini548]

Did Iran ask you for democracy

[@vinnierex2]

Iran had democracy, the US took it away in the 50s

[@theholysmoke1623]

yeah we did, no body helped

[@nothingnothing5183]

Iran had a democracy, America and the UK destroyed it

[@user-dy3yo9ct9r]

Why do we have to spread democracy anywhere?

[@jonaskarlstrom4152]

Good question, bad system..

[@truthseeker1532]

Damn! How did Erik Prince for his ego inside of that room?

[@user-id1ew3lq1i]

Learning a lot ,Thank you!!

[@mansari7310]

"The Arab spring started from Iran" Iranian are Persian, not Arab, and the Arab spring was started in Syria and Hezbollah was gone there. “Women want to drive” women in Iran are airliner pilot and first full woman cockpit airliner in the world. “Khomeini came to power by soviet's help” you make up information as you go? Khomeini was more anti-soviet than anti America., before the collapse of soviet, death to soviet was more pronounce than death to the USA . you don't know the basics about Iran and you want us to believe you have some ultimate formula for it

[@MrOneWay5000]

Looking for foreigners to solve your own countries issues is a foolish endeavor

[@YankeeStacking]

Patrick…WHAT’S THE PLAN⁉️

[@Adonis300]

why would the Arab Spring assocaite itself with a Persian revolution? This guy is a quack

[@marylou3995]

I used to have a lot of respect PBD, but if you respect Piers Morgan - please - look up who’s really his boss.

[@Bellatrys]

Is he under ICC investigation as well. ?. Ofcourse not. And that's is what's wrong with the world.

[@born4923]

Thank you, Patrick 🙏

[@thetruthchannel349]

Let's talk about the ClA in the 70s. Id love to have that chat.

[@FredericFreedom]

And 60s

[@davidmc8475]

Let’s talk about the CIA of today. The past helps in how we got here but does nothing to alleviate present or future problems.

[@thetruthchannel349]

@@davidmc8475 *You cannot deal with present of future problems without understand the PAST.*

[@ariaspes3842]

@@davidmc8475 statue of limitation of murder is NEVER lol

[@Godzilla00X]

2:13 more like thought about the money he'd make

[@p.l.diablo9864]

It's all about the money.

[@theawesomeman9821]

PDB, Iran becoming a democracy doesn't guarantee that the Iran will stop threatening the world with nukes.

[@theholysmoke1623]

it will, look at the shah before the revolution, under the shah the middleeast was in total peace, middle east at that time was safer then America and Europe, USA was willing to help Iran at that time because Iran was a peackeeper rather than a warmonger

[@jayr3277]

Who is the autor of this book dictators handbook

[@tuncozbora2244]

Erik Prince know was is democraty like in Egypt or the new one made in Pakistan recently by the USA .

[@Slb5988]

You have a pod cast which is meant to air all out and not hold anything back but all talk about talking about it off air. Tv all over again

[@fredo1070]

Was there ever any democracy in Iran? Wasn't the country run by the Shah before 1979?

[@sergeantwilliepete2252]

You need to do your research before you open your mouth. How are you going to speak on something your completely ignorant of? You're literally on KZbin where there are plenty of videos covering the topic.

[@thomasandersen5349]

1953, the democratically elected and popular Prime Minister Mossadegh was ousted via Operation Ajax. Sent to an "exile" within his own hometown, never allowed to leave again. The monarchy with the Shah, and his son, lasted until the Mullahs Effed the whole country. Check out "All The Shah's Men," it's a good afternoon/evening read. All the fine points are outlined.

[@rezakarampour6286]

There are mor democracy in Iran than the shah .

[@Bozlee22]

That was before Carter supported Khomeini and betrayed the shah

[@fredo1070]

@@Bozlee22 No exactly, the Communists took over Iran, then the Brits and the French backed the return of Khomeini to overthrow the Communists. And it worked.

[@susanacuratolo1200]

EXCELLENT DISCUSSION---THANK YOU BOTH. PRINCE IS A GO!

[@salar974]

I jumped right into comment after reading the title 😂

[@pp-bb6jj]

Smartphones and internet are doing all the work. My friend was in Iran last year and young Iranians are heavily westernized.

[@saidzueke4782]

Bad shit

[@70newlife]

Well those were the ones willing to meet him. A person born in a brothel thinks everyones mother must be a prostitute.

[@thomasandersen5349]

This is my bailywick. Operation Ajax, so on. Half of my family is from Kurdish-Iranian roots. My mother was a cabin crew chief for the Shah's airplane back in the 60s. I'm glad to hear this discourse. Read "All The Shah's Men," great book on Op Ajax and the resulting installation of the Shah. Ahfareen, Agha Bet-David. Ahfareen, Agha Prince.

[@africkinamerican]

And people wonder why Iranians might be a little pissed off at WAR$hington.. And Ajax was just act one.

[@andrewprindiville119]

you would think that anger would be directed towards the people CURRENTLY opressing them. not something that happened 70+ years ago@@africkinamerican

[@pouyabahrami7669]

خاک بر سر جفت شون که هیچی از ایران نمی دانند‌. هزار تا کار شده و نتوانستند ایران را یک نوچه کنند. حالا این دو تا خر که تاریخ ایران را هم نمی‌دانند می خوان تصمیم برای ۸۳ میلیون ایرانی بگیرن. آره به همون راحتی، آش کشک خاله ست

[@user-nh8zt9wl3c]

Iran is better than ever. If you ever visit, you'd see it's so much better than the USA or Europe.

[@benyaminpourmohamad4370]

@@user-nh8zt9wl3cBullshit! I’m living in Iran and admitting that this country is the worst in any aspect. People are hostages here and these Cyberi clowns got paid to spread bullshit. Shame on you. look at how IRR does today and then e at shi.

[@Sam-ck9rs]

As an Iranian who lived there and abroad I must say this dude has NO IDEA what he is talking about! Iran built a little technology that made the whole NATO to cry! I don’t believe Iranians are seeking what you are talking about. Economics is the root but Iran has lol the resources! Just keep your democracy for yourself, and focus on your own people who either don’t have a house to live in or tooth to chew on something!! Thanks

[@CheleChilindra]

Where's the link below? the offleash podcast you said you were gona put PBD?

[@samlam554]

lol PBD acts like he’s so anti war but brings on and doesn’t dispute anything the a literal war mongering says…

[@joseorozco4152]

Bc people like PBD ran away like cowards instead of fighting for their own. Rather let others do the dirty work.

[@lebronmorant]

@@joseorozco4152Exactly

[@Jre.studio07]

@@joseorozco4152 preach brother

[@petermclelland278]

Eric! Yeh! Tell us what really happened in the Iranian revolution when you were an 8 year old living 6 thousand miles away? Go on! Eric! Educate us!

[@birdstwin1186]

People can read books. I know its hard to do, but try it.

[@M..F799]

What is actually democracy?

[@144Donn]

I do not know who is a more formidable guest, Michael Franzese or Erik Prince. Both make one shudder!

[@p.l.diablo9864]

Sammy the bull. The real killer amongst wannabes who had others do the work.

[@jackbauer4186]

​@@p.l.diablo9864Prince was a Navy SEAL....

[@ALKEBULAN678]

This guy is a clown 🤡

[@yourmainful]

No he is more like John Way Gaysee, The serial killer clown, equally as psychopathic and deceptive.

[@texoschannel4907]

The guy is clueless

[@yourmainful]

only thing he knows is to lie deceive misinform in hopes to manufacture crisis and chaos in order to generate high ROI contracts for himself to kill ppl. Psychopath is the first and only thing that comes to mind when looking at this guy. Very very EEERIE.

[@americanpatriot7702]

I am 1 of those 17 people watching the podcast. 😂👍

[@juneack5848]

This guy is a real piece of work.

[@fatemeh.06]

Patrick you sound like Lindsey Graham.😂

[@976charlie9]

Patrick is just sizing him up.

[@bluestateconservative.4118]

Iran has had new leadership every 50-100 years for the last 2000 years. The only strategy you need is patience and time.

[@mgs5241]

Oh great! Another CIA operative! 😂😂😂😂

[@Silentnocturnes]

Yep and in charge of the not defunct black water

[@stmbgwb7036]

war criminal

[@Synclon]

Who?

[@thomasandersen5349]

You clearly have zero military experience, nor a basic understanding of the Geneva Conventions.

[@bonafidetom52]

yes Obama is

[@Silentnocturnes]

@@thomasandersen5349nope Erik prince is a war criminal and has committed atrocities. He is a big supporter of colonialism and imperialism for the US.

[@ariaspes3842]

@@Synclon any immig-rant like the podasster that wants to send a foreign force to destroy his old country because he's treated like a dog and wants to go back but can't lol

[@allantulli5546]

If you show up at the Iranians door with DEI, CRT, and gender theory they'll run to the mullahs rather than depose them.

[@internetboogeyman2744]

Stop spouting republican boogeyman rhetoric

[@chrisburke624]

I don't even blame them... At least heavy handed suppressors of societies have fairly consistent rules, even if they remind you of them with a stick or a rifle butt... But at least they don't change genders throughout the day & spare their plebs any woke talk...

[@SpikeRazzor]

Partick started into the abyss (Erik) and blinked.

[@tahirchaudhary6625]

Interesting how PBD never meaningfully talks about Mossadegh and what the west did by replacing Iran's democracy with what was in fact iron fisted dictatorship. It's because PBD is a simp for Pahlavi. Pathetic.

[@70newlife]

They want to dominate whichever country they are in. Christian disease.

[@rachelroberts2587]

If Erik Prince isn’t “deep state”, I don’t know is. Also, the fact Patrick doesn’t even ask one question about the Iran-Contra just shows how much integrity he actually has.

[@TopG4Life313]

In 2007, Constellis (then Blackwater) received widespread notoriety for the Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad, when a group of its employees killed 17 Iraqi civilians and injured 20. Four employees were convicted in the United States and later pardoned on December 22, 2020, by President Donald Trump. David, you should’ve brought that up and asked serious questions to Erik, as to WHY NO justice was served for the numerous deaths of innocent Iraqis!!!! I find this truly disturbing, disgusting, and Hypocritical of you!!!! Smh this is coming from an Iraqi

[@travissmith-wz5nc]

Glad it was just pbd and eric.

[@johnfortiii1983]

Wow bringing on one of the worst war mongers, Betsy Devos’ brother, military “defense” contractor straight out of Bush-Graham-Cheney playbook… this plus the horrendous Is’Rael-Gaza-Palestine coverage is atrocious. PBD is headed downhill fast…

[@gibranhader1702]

How about you leave this to the Iranians?! Patrick acts like the Sha was a democratic leader!!!!

[@bitarezaei3846]

He was

[@gibranhader1702]

@@bitarezaei3846 yeah sure. By how many votes did he beat Mosadeq again ? 😂

[@godscroissant1539]

@@gibranhader1702mosadegh was trying to overthrow the monarchy. You do realize the prime minister is in service of the monarchy and the people and not a Soviet puppet.

[@gibranhader1702]

@@godscroissant1539 it was a monarchy! What is democratic about a monarchy?

[@mohammadlahrodi8296]

I am Persian I know my country, my people This government will stay for a very long time. Sanctions Do you know any country worth than Iran on Sanctions, But that did nothing but made them stronger They are making everything themselves. They can even go as far as high-tech equipment. Believe me when I tell you,they are much smarter than you think. I love U.S. But U.S. made a big mistake with Iran

[@mamadrebgf3759]

Where do u get your information ? I am iranian i highly recommond u at least to read some english books written by American authors about the history of iran

[@jwskye1969]

Dosnt want america involved in Ukraine, but has no problem with intervention in iran

[@SteveReneMedia]

Great info on the Overspending on USMilitary Tech Banking Pharma industrial complex... as total monopolies...draining our tax dollars for lobbiests i.e. Abramhoff to Berry Seal gov activities. 🎉🎉

[@johnbarber9417]

More than likely the off camera strategy involves a complete dismantling of the Iranian religious system.

[@Star2ice]

The shah was the shah during mosadegh. He was sent out of the country and came back after the que

[@annkristoff4303]

Iran had democracy until the US overthrew the government and put in the Shah.

[@borg304]

its more than 17 people. Good ideas are still rare.

[@zedostelhados]

Kinetic help? That's a new one!

[@goldenaye3]

Erik Prince and America should keep their democracy to themselves

[@abdinasirmohamud7710]

Let’s start with fixing the “democracy “ we got at home.

[@DragonToothless2517]

Why off camera?

[@Ehffynniufrerthbbh]

"but im not gonna talk about it on camera"

[@Patriot-od6xk]

CIA 😂🤣🤣

[@markpiersall9815]

In 1979 the 20 year old oil revenue sharing contract expired. It has a five year extension. British Petroleum wanted to continue to take one half of oil revenue but the Shah understood how much money had been made and Iran had a lot of trained Oil engineers at this point. The Shah refused to extend the contract five years. Both the US and Britain withdrew support from the Shah and got the French to fly Khomanie back to Iran. US and British interests wanted religious lunatics to overthrown the Shah and throw the country into chaos. They anticipated they would be able to find a lackey to take over when the Theocracy falls in 200 or 300 days. Russia has nothing to do with it. Muslim and Puritan Christians do not like narcotics filled Brothels and Liquor stores, and this is a natural organic government, not a Russian puppet regency.

[@michaelmerrill5187]

For Neda

[@user-xb8qs4gg3z]

I can not believe that people don't know that the shah appointed Msadegh as prime Minister and the parliament approved his appointment. The Shah was the only one who would appoint or fire a prime Minister.. Mosadegh was fired by the shah and that was in his constitutional right.

[@isakxiirey4213]

what i really badly want to know HOW PBD'S FAMILY EFFECT AFTER REVALUTION? DID THEY GET ABUSED? WHAT KIND OF ABUSE?

[@brettadams417]

Truly we in the west need to facilitate a Kurdish state…it would include land from several countries all of which are Muslim and all of which they all currently reside in…this would significantly restructure these countries and make them smaller and in place it would be a Kurdish state. This would be strategic in many way to the west. They are a majority Christian and far more compatible with western cultures and would be a significant strategic partner in more ways than one.

[@mariambabakhanians]

Did u say Kurds are Christian???

[@hildegondaclaassens4411]

Khomeine was in Paris

[@Wefdog85]

How many innocent dead civilains are there because of eric prince. Thousands

[@samadams1691]

War criminal and profiteers are not right candidate to talk peace, prosperity, and Demoncrazy for Iran..

[@xZxOxVx]

Restore democracy in the US first, don't worry about other peoples countries

[@hossein232]

What a joke - as an Iranian, these type of people should never be allowed to speak on our nation.

[@carmenlajoie2719]

Iran has democracy, Middle East Eye, Aljazeera, CGTN, Telasur, RT International... George Galloway MOATS Prof Marandi etc...

[@billhobin07]

pbd is a Armenian immigrant to Iran deciding the future of Iran for Persians.

[@mahmoudshojai431]

He should go and do it. And when he comes back, he’ll be Erik Princess.

[@sohrabrustami5335]

An Iranian American capitalist asking an American imperialist private military guy how to tople the government! Where have we seen that? Everyone the Americans have been involved. Where did it actually work? Nowhere.

[@christopherandersson2496]

Yeah what could go wrong?.

[@j.s2326]

The Shah was already in place when Mossadeq became prime minister, in fact the Shah had to approve the prime minister and had constitutional power to remove the prime minister, so Iran was never a real democracy. The Shah removed Mossadeq with 1 letter a coup wasn’t needed. The rest is spot on.

[@jotac87278]

What was the point of the video if he isnt going to give his opinion?

[@kenbaker4528]

I won’t tell anybody Erick!