Of all the Latin phrases we use, Status Quo Ante gives the most pause as well as exhilaration.
After incident X, do we really want to go back to the context in which we found ourselves prior to X? Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.
Is it even possible to return to that prior context?
That is the situation in which the Iranians find themselves today, the 2 week mark from their problem election.
The hard-line mullahs must know that their regime cannot ever return to June 11, 2009. They must be scrambling to preserve something of their theocracy, but they scramble in vain.
The Islamic revolution of Khomeini ended on June 12, 2009. The status quo ante June 12 is gone.
Exhilaration.
Trust, but verify (and be patient).
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