One of the biggest fuels of the Iranian Revolution was the expulsion of the Khomeini from his refuge in Iraq. The Shah wanted Khomeni gone from Iraq because he was inciting anti Shah opposition in Iran. However, the move proved counter-productive, as Khomeni's new home in Paris gave him better communication with the opposition inside Iran, ultimately giving the help the opposition needed to take down the Shah. How much of a difference would it have made if Khomeni was allowed to stay in Iraq? Can the revolution be delayed for a few years, or even avoided altogether?