The
Iran Freedom Support Act is an
Act of CongressAn act of Congress is a statute enacted by government with a legislature named "Congress," such as the United States and the Philippines....
that appropriated $10 million and directed the
President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
to spend that money in support of groups opposed to the
IranianIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
government. Supporters hailed the Act as an important step in overthrowing of Iran's theocratic government, and instituting a
liberal democracyLiberal democracy is the dominant form of democracy in the 21st century. During the Cold War, liberal democracies were contrasted with the Communist People's Republics or "Popular Democracies", which claimed an alternative conception of democracy...
in its place. Opponents claimed the bill was a first step towards a
USThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-led invasion of the country. However, proponents claim that the act reduces the likelihood for the use of the US military to "promote democracy" in Iran
In response to the passage of the bill, President
George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000....
lauded the Congress "for demonstrating its bipartisan commitment to confronting the Iranian regime's repressive and destabilizing activities."
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The
Iran Freedom Support Act is an
Act of CongressAn act of Congress is a statute enacted by government with a legislature named "Congress," such as the United States and the Philippines....
that appropriated $10 million and directed the
President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
to spend that money in support of groups opposed to the
IranianIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
government. Supporters hailed the Act as an important step in overthrowing of Iran's theocratic government, and instituting a
liberal democracyLiberal democracy is the dominant form of democracy in the 21st century. During the Cold War, liberal democracies were contrasted with the Communist People's Republics or "Popular Democracies", which claimed an alternative conception of democracy...
in its place. Opponents claimed the bill was a first step towards a
USThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-led invasion of the country. However, proponents claim that the act reduces the likelihood for the use of the US military to "promote democracy" in Iran
In response to the passage of the bill, President
George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000....
lauded the Congress "for demonstrating its bipartisan commitment to confronting the Iranian regime's repressive and destabilizing activities."
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