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03/16/2004: "Iranian uprising"

Maybe I should have included Iranians in my list of people happy that we ignored Iraq. Or maybe not. I don't know what our special forces are doing. I don't know what Iraq's neighbors, now free of tyranny, are doing.
If it is a coincidence that Iranis are revolting within a couple of years of US led invasions of two of their neighbors, it is one heck of a large coincidence.
Anyway, from Mrs. Lopez at The Corner:

Background: Khamenei delivered a declaration (not really a fatwa, although some say it was) to Iranians to honor the month of Muharram, which started about two weeks ago, and to mourn and not have any parties of merriment. Well, the problem is that the Iranian New Year (Nowrouz), March 20th (totally non-religious and cultural event -- although Zoroastrian in origin) falls in the middle of this, and Iranians were enraged about this edict.

Tomorrow is the last Wednesday of the Iranian calendar year (called Chahar Shanbeh soori), and traditionally Iranians burn small bonfires and jump over them and celebrate the ending of the old year and welcome the new.

Thanks to Instapundit for the links.